02- 2-05, LearnTexasHoldem:

Showing Hand To Early

Question: We had a conflict of opinions the other night at our weekly no-limit holdem game at a friends house. One hand came down to two guys. Guy A was chasing a flush with clubs in the pocket and two on the table before the river. Guy B was pocket-committed with a pair of Q's. After the river revealed a club to give guy A his flush (having a winning hand over guy B), guy A immediatley showed his cards (it was in fact his turn) without betting or checking first. One of the guys said he mucked it while I knew he had forgotten to bet and thought it was time to show cards. He admitted he had forgotten but everyone said that was considered a muck, even though no one in their right mind would muck at that point. If neither individual went all-in, would would be the most advisable judgement at that point?

Appreciate your help. ~Dave P.

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Answer: There is a rule that basically states you aren't supposed to expose your hand before showdown. People break that rule all the time though by holding up their hand to the other players at their side of the table before the hand is over. Technically they aren't supposed to do that and if they do, they must show everyone else so the players on that side of the table aren't privy to any info that the others aren't.

These kinds of rules are hardly ever enforced and if you do make an issue of it, you are seen as kind of a dick at the table. The hand that you mentioned above is a situation in which a floor person would be called over and a decision made. If I were that floorman, my judgment would be that the best hand wins. The guy who caught his draw, because of him jumping the gun, ended up costing himself a bet and that will be his penalty.

To consider his hand dead seems like too stiff of a punishment. Note that in regular cash games people are more lenient compared to tournaments.

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