[RocketManJames]

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Huh? It surely WAS an angle shoot. What else could it be? The guy totally lied about his hand. The goal was to get his opponent to muck without having to show his cards. He was hoping his opponent would muck and think that he had AQ.

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I guess my initial post conveyed the wrong idea... when I said it took the bettor a second or two to show the hand, I had intended that to mean that there wasn't really a pause before hands were shown. But, I can see how this generated confusion.

Basically, I can see how this is rude, but don't really see this as much of an angle. The bettor clearly was going to show his hand first in this case (so if my initial post led anyone to believe otherwise, my mistake).

Also, the AK976 was not the order in which the board developed. I believe it was A769K.

I guess I now see how this can be rude (AQ thought he got a split, but now loses), but I don't see it as an angle (now that I've cleared up my mistake).

Thanks for all your replies.

-RMJ