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Originally Posted by MJ88
I have, too, plenty of times, without any problem. But I can remember another time when a different Floor warned a player that doing it again could get him thrown out......
Personally, I never show a card or a hand for a reaction, but it doesn't bother me if others do it. It's been a part of the game for a long time, and I think it should be allowed. But I'm really commenting here on the confusion surrounding it at FW; either policy would be OK if made clear and consistently enforced. (I guess that's asking a lot.)
You should be able to face your cards up if your facing an All-in from your opponnent, sometimes this really helps. You are facing no further action with no one behind you to act so you should be able to do whatever you want heads-up. The player who thought it was a call is stupid if he knew he was beat because he doesn't have to showdown until the hand is complete in a cash game, unlike a tournament where you have to showdown your cards at moment of the All-In call. Also, in a tournament you can expose your cards without your hand being dead. If you do it and explain to the floor you didn't understand because you didn't, you would get a warning and any further hand showing before showdown would result in a 1-orbit penalty. If they know you and have seen you try to pull shady stuff before, no warning and you will get a 1-orbit penalty.
What I'm really trying to say is that the player who exposed his cards is in no wrong doing, he was basically trying to see if he could get a read to fold or call, no harm no foul. If anything the player who shoved and showed his loosing cards before the dealer asked for them to show their hands should learn the rule-book or just play some video poker imo.