Re: \"I Play the Board,\" I lose the pot, I miss a bet.
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This is not correct, because when you declare you are playing the board, you don't have to show, which is described under the Hold 'em rules section, paragraph 6.
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This is not as conflicted as it seems. The rule in Robert's Rules of Poker is intended to protect someeone that isn't familiar with poker. When someone says "I'm playing the board" they know what their hand is; at this point the dealer should protect the muck. At this point if you are instructed to turn up your hand and then force it into tthe muck to avoid showing what you were playing your hand should be ruled dead. There is a difference between throwing your cards into the muck because you didn't know you were supposed to show them and throwing them into the muck to prevent the other players from seenig what you were playing (such as 2 ace of spades).
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