[psandman]

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This occurred in a home game, but the question arose as to what the ruling would be in a casino, so here we are.

It gets to heads-up on the river. Player A bets, and Player B contemplates a call. He flips his cards over but does not say anything. To make things more confusing, he flips them with a little gusto and somewhat away from him - in the direction of the muck, but not close enough to touch. Maybe they've moved about 12" farther away than where they were face down in front of him.

We agreed this would not be allowed in the World Series of Poker for example. But in a regular casino setting, I'm thinking it would.

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Absolutely not. Not that I object to showing your cards in a cash game heads up, I object to doing so in a manner like this designed to lead your opponent to believe that you have acted. Unfortunately what happens next is the opponent thought that you were folding face up or calling and now flips up his hand, then you after seeing his hand decide how you want to act.

If you are going to show your cards HEADS UP IN A CASH GAME do so in a manner that clealry does not look like you are folding or calling.