02-13-08, LearnTexasHoldem:

He Was Forced to Reveal His Cards

Hi,

During our lunch game today a player saw another player's cards by mistake. He then told the rest of the table what the player had and forced him to turn over the cards.

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What should have happen?

Thanks

/ Craig

Answer:

Hello Craig,

First of all it's important to make clear that you're always responsible for your own hand in a poker game. You have to protect your cards, and can't blame another player if he sees them by mistake.

What you should do if you happen to see another player's cards is another question. In a tournament it would definitely be wrong to reveal another player's hand, and the person who did so would most likely get penalized.

It's wrong to reveal the hand in a cash game as well, even though it might seem to be the most honest thing to do. You don't mention in what stage of the hand the incident occurred. If it happens early in the hand when there hasn't been much betting, the most reasonable thing is to declare a misdeal. If it's in a later stage of the hand it becomes more difficult. In my opinion it should be up to the players involved in the hand to decide what to do.

BR

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