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Originally Posted by Furious_D
Rather than starting a new thread, these hands were similar situations that happened years ago.
Once again I was last to act in both. It was probably NLHE not that it really matters or anything.
First hand, it's heads up on the river. Player 1 puts out a large bet, I call it. He says I'm good and folds. Do I need to show? From what I recall, I asked the dealer and he said no, so dealer pushes the chips to me and I muck.
Second hand - 3 way pot everyone checks on the river. First two say they 'missed' and fold. Do I need to show anything here? I don't remember if I did or not.
Thanks for your insights in advance.
-d
So, let's clarify something here. In these cases, facing no action, a player cannot fold. They can discard their hand, but that hand is (usually) still live until it is mucked (place irretrievably in the muck). This is omething to be careful of, as it has happened before that player a says 'You are good' and puts his cards down, player B fires his cards into the muck, then player A retrieves his still live cards and calims the pot.
Second, in most rooms, if the previous players hands have been mucked, you have the only live hand, and should be awarded the pot without having to show. There are a few (I have heard of them but never played in them) rooms that require the winning player to show a hand. This is to avoid a player with a fouled hand (three cards, for example, or 2 cards that were exactly the same) from betting to induce folds, then claiming a misdeal if called. This is not at all a common rule.