Showing At Showdown

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Yeah, I can see how "showdown" is its own special situation.

Okay... I'd get a penalty, but I still get the pot? So the rule isn't so much that I need to show a hand to win, then. So if that's not the rule, how am I violating it? The rule seems more, "when you win, you need to show your hand", as the winning happens regardless. But if I've won, why do I need to show? What does that satisfy?

Oooh, twisty! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

And know that I'm doing this for sheer curiosity on how this rule reconciles with itself. I can't fault anybody for having a "must show" rule, really, and I often show down my winners first even out of position, so you won't have this problem with me.