Re: \"I Play the Board,\" I lose the pot, I miss a bet.
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I do not believe it is correct for a dealer to show ANY HAND that is no longer in control of the player BEFORE killing it, if the player did not specifically state call or fold (and here too the dealer would touch the hand to the muck) before tossing his hand face-down on the table.
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The dealer generally taps the muck with the cards beofre turning them up, but this is for show. If the dealer turns up a hand (even without touching it to the muck) it is dead, unless the apparent winner of the pot asks to see it. There are obvious excpetions to this rule; I have seen a player with no hands that need help turning up there hands. I was once on the floor and told the dealer to go ahead and turn up a players hand for him; he was eating BBQ chicken and asked the dealer to turn up his hand so he wouldn't get sauce on the cards. The bottom line is if you attempt to shoot an angle the rules should be interpreted in a way that is least favorable to you. If someone shoots an angle agaisnt you the rules should be interpreted in a way that is most favorable to you. If an angle shooter is appears to have won a pot by shooting an angle the floor should exercise his right to rule contrary to the rules if it is in the best interest of the game.
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