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Originally Posted by Aaron W.
I table my bluffs in hold'em, and I don't always announce that it's a bluff. I just turn my hand face up because that's what I do when I bet and am called. I do it with value bets and bluffs, and those bets where I don't even know what I'm hoping to see happen. This leads me to believe that if I sat down in a mix game and had my bluff called, I'd table it because that's the type of habit I've developed.
Edit: Ultimately, it's a form of "cards speak."
Nobody would ever fault someone that is inexperienced at live 2-7 tdl for taking Player A's action and tabling/spreading/fanning the hand, whether it was 4/8 or HS. Though it seems like something could be worked out any time a dealer error influenced the winner to muck. If you seemed to understand what you were doing and persisted, w the perceived goal of winning money in this fashion (I've heard of some ugly draw angles), somebody would say something. Then it's just another poker etiquette argument.
Triple draw hands can take a long time, as some players may have trouble w dexterity, or reading their hand and deciding what to draw w/o giving away that info until their turn. But often the action can seem head-spinning, if dealer/players are experienced.
I'd imagine frequent smoke betting, calling your hand as you show it, and announcing you have a straight are some draw norms that keep game moving. Esp if paying time.