Whats The Significance of Double Checking Cards??

[PLO8FaceKilla]

it allows the players to see their cards a second time.

[ZeeJustin]

I double check my cards every single time I'm in a hand when a flop is dealt. I do it right before the flop comes out. I always make sure I have the suit memorized at that point so that I'm never giving any info away about my cards.

[Taso]

Sometimes I look at my cards again before I make a big decision for all my chips. When you thought you had AQ on a QQQ flop but you really had AJ, you'll be pissed when you put the money in and say "QUADS", flip over your hand, and see you have A high. < Slightly kidding, but you get the idea.

Also, before a big fold, its sort of a last goodbye to my hand.

[jwrogers]

Also, they are "hole cards" not "whole cards".

[LazyBob]

they r whole cards to

[jwrogers]

True, I guess they aren't card fragments.

[supafrey]

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True, I guess they aren't card fragments.

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Thank you for your contributions to this thread.

[JustCuz]

Obviously, many of us do this to check for suits, and pros might not be so confident in their memories that they commit to a certain action without double checking. Now, in a lot of small- to mid-limit games, people will sometimes double check their cards while looking at the board; I often take this to mean weakness, but I am still cautious of the possibility that it's a false tell.

Other times, I and other players might forget our cards more often when we're extremely tired. If I find myself forgetting my hand, I know it's time to go home.

All that said, I normally make sure I check my cards for all of the intentional reasons stated above so that when I actually must go back and have a second look, it's not a dead giveaway of anything in particular.

[DeuceSeven]

I always recheck my cards on the flop, to remember the suits and to make sure I didn't make a mistake before I commit more chips. After the hand is over on TV, players look again for the camera, is my best guess.

[El_Timon]

If you play low stakes NL in a casino (1-2NL for example) with a lot of older regulars, double-checking the cards can give you a great clue about what they are holding (in 3-4 flush boards). Most of them don't really remember the suits.

To avoid this, I double-check my cards (and memorize suits) everytime after I commit to play a hand pre-flop, either if it is a call/bet/raise. IMO waiting for the flop to double check the cards can give away too much information.