I need some rule assistance.

[benkath1]

While playing ina home game tonight, we had a couple of issues. One was about showing your cards when everyone folds. How does the 'show one, show all' rule work? If a guy bets and everyone folds, then he shows his cards to someone not playing, does he have to show them to the table? We had a guy say they didn't have to in the WSOP, and another guy said he had to when playing in a live casino once.

OK, second situation. We are on the bubble. Short stack folds and the two other guys are about 50/20 in chips. We get a board like this:
J /images/graemlins/diamond.gifJ /images/graemlins/heart.gif8 /images/graemlins/club.gif3 /images/graemlins/spade.gif3 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif6 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
The shorter of the two guys check and the other guy says "we should just both fold and split". There is a fair sized pot and It might have hurt the shorter of the two. I said no, you have to show it down and the big stack got pissed ans gave me the 'lighten up, it's just a home game' song and dance. I think that hand could have changed the outcome of the tourney. Am I completely out in left field?

Is there a place to get these questions answered? I know poker is a crazy game with many situation that can arise, and I would like to have a rulebook to clear some of these things up.
I am going to cross this in the general forum too.
Thanks, Ben

[daryn]

about "show one show all":

if you show your cards to someone who is not playing in the game at all, then i don't think anyone else has the right to see. if you show your cards to someone in the game, then everyone has the right to see.

about the second thing:

how the heck did 6 cards get to be on the board?

oh well, anyway if you were playing a cash game this kind of deal making would probably be ok, but not in a tournament.

it's obvious you can't do stuff like that. a hand has to be played to the showdown.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

How were there 6 cards? If someone accidentilly dealt a 6th card, it would not play. Except for in holdemplus, the exciting new game of skill and chance.

[benkath1]

Ok sorry. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif Take away the 6. I don't remember the excact cards, but there was 2 pair on the board and another low card. I think it was an 8. I guess the thing that really pissed me of was I told them they had to show them down and they went ahead and split anyway. I guess I felt a little disrespect, beings how it was my house. It's hard to enforce house rules when there really aren't any set in stone. I guess I gotta find a rule book.
Thanks, Ben

[Fins]

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...<snip>... I guess I gotta find a rule book.
Thanks, Ben

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Best to make your own rules and adapt as situations arise...

Here's a comprehensive reference: Robert's Rules (http://www.diamondcs.net/~thecoach/RobsPkrRulesHome.htm)

Another link for ideas... Home Rules (http://www.geocities.com/thepokerfanatic/homerules3.htm)

- Fins

[Lottery Larry]

Who uses blacks for T1000 and reds for T100??

[Fins]

Why the Poker Fanatic does! /images/graemlins/wink.gif

I never noticed that... seems odd. I posted the link mainly to give ideas etc... but not one's on weirdo chip color values /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

- Fins