Very taboo. What do I do?

[AKQJ10]

For what it's worth, James McManus in Positively Fifth Street mentions someone doing the same in one of the 2003 (?) WSOP tournaments. It was viewed as a serious breach of both etiquette and rules, and I got the impression the Horseshoe dealers and management took it seriously and didn't let it happen again.

It's not worth killing the atmosphere of a good game, but I would certainly point it out publicly to the dealer, then quietly mention it to the floor if the dealer failed to do his or her job (as seems to be the case).

[wabe]

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For what it's worth, James McManus in Positively Fifth Street mentions someone doing the same in one of the 2003 (?) WSOP tournaments.

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Annie Duke, as a matter of fact.

[AKQJ10]

I thought it was Annie, but then I figured my memory might just be automatically linking her with something so brazen. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Of course Annie's memorable TV hand with Phil Hellmuth (what was that, anyway? I forget) where she showed only the bottom of her two pair would be less dramatic had Phil just reached his hand into the muck and looked at her other card. I generally adore and admire Annie, but jeez... even Hellmuth doesn't stoop that low.

[AKQJ10]

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Dealer did the correct thing here.

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Consider this hypothetical brick-and-mortar sequence:

<ul type="square">[*]AKQJ10 shows down A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], stating, "I have the nuts."
[*]Opponent mucks hand.
[*]AKQJ10 reaches into the middle of the table, pulls the pot to him, and starts stacking.
[*]Dealer says, "Post your blinds please" and deals the next hand.[/list]
Am I entitled to the pot? Is the dealer acting responsibly to let me pull it?

Also I missed whether the OP mentioned the house rules there, but keep in mind that house rules in Tunica don't necessary apply in every room. I've never known Foxwoods to enforce showing both cards, and I don't even understand the rationale for such a rule.

[Army Eye]

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I thought it was Annie, but then I figured my memory might just be automatically linking her with something so brazen. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Of course Annie's memorable TV hand with Phil Hellmuth (what was that, anyway? I forget) where she showed only the bottom of her two pair would be less dramatic had Phil just reached his hand into the muck and looked at her other card. I generally adore and admire Annie, but jeez... even Hellmuth doesn't stoop that low.

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Even worse than that I believe.. whichever player it was just was mucking his hand after not being called.. he said he had aces, Annie Duke grabbed his cards as they went into the muck and looked at them! So in his case, the guy wasn't even showing one card.

[Victor]

you guys are all nits.

wtf is wrong with showing one card? especially in this situation where hero was trying to keep the table happy and show respect to his opponent?

jesus, get off your high horses.

[smoore]

I'd say, "Don't touch my cards, man." and let it go. Very next hand that he mucks at showdown pull IWTSTH on him. Don't IWTSTH again.