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[QUOTE="OzExorcist, post: 2290786, member: 23910"]
In most card rooms yes, the last aggressor (your opponent in this case) is required to show first.

As mentioned above, a gentle reminder is usually enough.  Or you can be the bigger man and just turn your hand over if it's obvious that your opponent was caught bluffing - you're going to have to show your hand regardless.

That's sometimes what gets other players irritated, and it's possibly what happened in this case: if it's obvious that you've won then, even though [i]technically[/i] the other player has to roll their hand over first, to an extent it's actually you that's holding up the game.

That's not technically correct - according to [URL="http://www.homepokertourney.com/roberts-rules-of-poker.htm#THE_SHOWDOWN"]Robert's Rules Section 3 - General Poker Rules - The Showdown[/URL]:

[INDENT]1. To win any part of a pot, a player must show all of his cards faceup on the table, whether they were used in the final hand played or not.[/INDENT]

Even if the other player mucks, you're required to show your cards to win the pot if the hand goes to showdown.  Some places may let you get away with not showing them, but technically you're supposed to before being awarded the pot.
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