Help Needed With This Poker Rule

irishyaz · Nov 8, 2008

ok there are 2 people in the hand, i have KJ and the other guy has KK. The Flop Comes 8, 9, 10 turn 7 river 2 the guy with KK make a sizable bet into me, i just call the bet. then we turn the cards over.

now this is my question. the guy shows kings but do i HAVE to show both my cards or can i just show my Jack and pick up the pot ??

this caused some confusing at a tournament i was at recently in my home town.

Thank you for your help with this.

OneEyeLefty · Nov 8, 2008

Some sites allow you to show just one card when folding. However, when you win a hand. You should have to show both cards. Don't be afraid to show your lucky.

Lefty

WVHillbilly · Nov 8, 2008

Must show both to win.

thebiatch22 · Nov 16, 2008

i would show both cards not not worry about it you won the hand so whats the difference now if you bet the guy out of the pot than its up to you if you wish to show 1 card both cards or no cards but having a str8 draw you had the right to stay in the hand anyways not like you didnt belong in the hand at all

bigpick76 · Nov 16, 2008

most casinos will make you show both hole cards ive seen a situation where the same thing happened where the guy made a str8 with 4 cards on the board and he showed the one card that gave him his str8 and mucked the other one the dealer called it a dead hand rewarded the pot to the other guy.........and this was at harrah's here in st.louis im not certain but i think all casinos are like this

Crummy · Nov 16, 2008

Every card room, every casino, every poker site is different. Check the rules of the house before playing to ensure you know what you can and cannot do.

zachvac · Nov 16, 2008

It's not a question of various rooms/sites. Poker has the rule show both to win. If you want to win the pot, you must show both cards. If you don't want to win the pot you can show one card and muck. But to get the pot, you MUST SHOW BOTH CARDS.

nevadanick · Nov 16, 2008

thebiatch22 said:
i would show both cards not not worry about it you won the hand so whats the difference now if you bet the guy out of the pot than its up to you if you wish to show 1 card both cards or no cards but having a str8 draw you had the right to stay in the hand anyways not like you didnt belong in the hand at all

As long as a player has a chip and a chair, s/he has a right to be in any hand. Sure isn't good poker playing by most standards but there's no rule about not being in any hand.

zachvac said:
It's not a question of various rooms/sites. Poker has the rule show both to win. If you want to win the pot, you must show both cards. If you don't want to win the pot you can show one card and muck. But to get the pot, you MUST SHOW BOTH CARDS.

Zach is right on. The biggest reason for this is to limit cheating possibilities. What if you were one of the slight of hand players who can slip a card into a hand/deck and your second card just happened to turn out to be one of the others on the board or already in play? You are winning someone else's money and need to show how you did that by showing your complete winning hand.

CAPT. ZIGZAG · Nov 16, 2008

bigpick76 said:
most casinos will make you show both hole cards ive seen a situation where the same thing happened where the guy made a str8 with 4 cards on the board and he showed the one card that gave him his str8 and mucked the other one the dealer called it a dead hand rewarded the pot to the other guy.........and this was at harrah's here in st.louis im not certain but i think all casinos are like this

Exactly right. If you muck your card(s) the dealer MUST declare your hand dead.

BTW... the card has to actually hit the muck pile to be technically mucked. If you just lay the other card face down on the table, the dealer, or another player, should ask you to reveal. But, in a fast game the dealer may absentmindedly pull your face down card into the muck, at which point, your hand is dead.

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Makwa · Nov 16, 2008

I have never seen it being acceptable to show one card and win the pot, in 30+ years of poker, anywhere. Not sure what the poker dealer reference bible is these days, but it should be in there..

Jack Daniels · Nov 16, 2008

Makwa said:
Not sure what the poker dealer reference bible is these days, but it should be in there..

It is. Anyone laying claim to a pot where there is more than one person remaining in the hand must show both cards to be eligible to win the pot.

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