Re: Why aren\'t all-ins shown?
Is there a good reason for this?
In B+M games it has been a rule for years in the UK (Although newer in america i believe) that in a tourney you show cards when all in.
This is because tourneys used to have 20-25 players and the "on their backs" rule prevented friends from passing chips to each other.
It is also an entertaining aspect of tourney play to have the shootouts in full view, and this attracts spectators, who in turn become players.
In the ring games, there is no advantage (except in some specific NL circumstances) in giving your friend chips, so there is no need to see what the cards are.
Lori
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