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[QUOTE="MediaBLITZ, post: 3065461, member: 77190"]
There is no etiquette or manners involved.  It would not be considered rude to immediately look at your cards.  No turn taking is established.  Just never remove your cards from the table.

HOWEVER - you should be paying attention to the other players who ARE looking at their cards to try to pick up some valuable info - especially from the players who come after you.  For example you are in the HJ and the cards are dealt.  Because you are not looking at your cards you notice the BTN look at his cards then immediately look at his chip stack, sit straight up and it looks like he is counting.  It comes "your turn" to look and you have AJ.  Normally you would 3x bet that but the BTN seemed suspiciously anxious to get this hand going, so you can fold.  Sure enough the BTN shoves his stack and turns over KK when the BB calls him.

OR - you are in MP and as soon as you can you look at your cards - even before the UTG.  You see 72o.  You know you are not going to get in this hand so your incentive for paying attention to everyone else is greatly reduced.  You just sit there waiting to fold.  If you had not looked you are going to pay more attention to the action before you because there is a chance you are going to be in this hand.

OR - same as above but you are on the BTN.  I am on your right and i notice you look and go into passive mode (which 72o can easily do to you).  This helps open the door for me to attempt to steal the blinds since I figure you are going to fold anyway - doesn't matter what my cards are.

So the point is to keep your attention on the other players - your cards can wait until the last second - it won't change a thing.
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