"Show one, show all"???

[emp1346]

I think you should have a rule with your home game that people who play in it have to know the rules.

*gasp*

What a concept.

[Stew]

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Stew -- why is this considered a right? Is it because you are giving one person more information than the rest of the table? [/quote

Yep and once you divulge that information to one player then everyone else is able to access it.

[LetsRock]

It is still the dealer's responsibility to control the game. We have dedicated player delaers in our home game and not "just anyone" is allowed to deal.

[TheTurk]

You were right.

You only need to show both Cards when it's a Showdown. I know at Foxwoods you can lose the hand if you only show one card at showdown. Lets say you have Ax and the other guy has Kx and lets say the board is A A A 10 10
If you only show the Ace at showdown and then throw your cards or the upside down card into the muck the other play wins. Even if it's obvious that you had the best hand you need to show both else you can end up losing the hand. Although these rules are not enforced by most of the dealers if you did this the other guy can claim the pot for himself and the floor will agree.

[dakine]

Have written rules, and have each player read the rules, before you start a game. This avoid's controversy.

[top2pear]

Bob Ciaffone's article on this very topic from a recent CardPlayer Magazine

Bob Ciaffone is the author of "Robert's Rules of Poker." This article dispells some of the common misconceptions about the "show one, show all" rule AND adds a new wrinkle for a unique no-limit situation.

And i thought i'd seen (on TV) that, in some situations, showing your cards to another player kills your hand (i.e., it's equivalent to folding). Am i misremembering? If not, what's different between what Go Blue did and what i remember seeing?

[Stew]

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Bob Ciaffone's article on this very topic from a recent CardPlayer Magazine

Bob Ciaffone is the author of "Robert's Rules of Poker." This article dispells some of the common misconceptions about the "show one, show all" rule AND adds a new wrinkle for a unique no-limit situation.

And i thought i'd seen (on TV) that, in some situations, showing your cards to another player kills your hand (i.e., it's equivalent to folding). Am i misremembering? If not, what's different between what Go Blue did and what i remember seeing?

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Yes, that could invoke the one player to a hand rule.