Mucking vs Showing Hands

Joco413 · Dec 7, 2018

When is it benefical to show your hands to your opponents? What are the cons and pros?

flattershay · Dec 7, 2018

I always mock it. Don't see any point to give information about my plays but there's a chance that if you show yours, villian might show his hand. But you can show yours if you don't care about those things and play just for fun.

Iryna Stryzheuskaya · Dec 7, 2018

Why give opponents extra information?

RocwX · Dec 7, 2018

Some people say it's good to show a few hands to manage your table image. I think it's pointless. If you know what your image is, exploit it. Any information you give for free is beneficial to your opponents.

Reload · Dec 7, 2018

It's got to be a crazy hand, and an epic bluff, for me to show anything. But besides this, it's too much information.

Bertie Wooster · Dec 7, 2018

when in doubt...muck

Joco413 said:
When is it benefical to show your hands to your opponents? What are the cons and pros?

My opinion is that beginners/intermediate players should ALWAYS muck. I've been playing live for...ugh... 30 or so years and online for about 14 or 15. It's almost always never a good idea to give free information. That being said, I played a live tournament last week where I showed a couple times with specific purpose. Unless you are really experienced and understand your table image and grasp how you are altering or controlling it, I just never ever show.

In this case, I had the chip leader on my immediate right. He, and the next 2 players were very soft in protecting their blinds, and I wanted to keep it that way, so I showed a couple of big hands I raised with to give the impressions that I was raising premium hands only in late position.

As a rule, though... just don't show. Make people pay for information.

BesseNuts · Dec 7, 2018

I muck it too, everytime I can. the more information the worse.

Souza322 · Dec 7, 2018

No extra information.

RiverLord90 · Dec 7, 2018

I'm with everyone on this one, don't give out free information.

Herkstwin · Dec 7, 2018

Reload said:
It's got to be a crazy hand, and an epic bluff, for me to show anything. But besides this, it's too much information.

In general, I agree with those who say - "Never Show."
Then I sometimes break the rule for 'crazy hands' - such as quads hitting on the river and everyone else folds.
Never, ever will I show a bluff. That gives away far too much info.

Aca0012 · Dec 7, 2018

I do not like to show my cards and I almost never show them, but when I get some good bluffs when it comes to the big way and I win then I like to show, because it shows that you are brave and "crazy" and nobody May he come with you.

bidearm · Dec 7, 2018

don't see any reason to show any cards at any time don't need to give anybody any ideas about how I play

kdawg71 · Dec 8, 2018

I've shown hands in the past so that I could change gears the other way and generally have come out with negative returns in the long run. I am not an experienced enough player to figure out when to show hands and when not to. That being said, I have come to the conclusion that it is in my best interest not to give any free information at all. Maybe when I am a more accomplished player will I figure out how to show my hands from time to time and generate a positive return in my investment.

MemphisGrind · Dec 8, 2018

Yea, here's the thing. I'm usually only showing when Metagame is involved. I have a few guys I play with and we get into some pretty deep leveling wars. I'll show one card to show that I didn't have the flush or didn't have the hand I know they put me on stuff like that. In general though the less your opponent knows about your game the better.

vov4ik · Dec 8, 2018

I rarely show hands to opponents and only when I am at the final table, and in the middle of a game in tournaments or in cash games I don’t show cards in the game so as not to shake the players!

efranto2286 · Dec 8, 2018

I do not think it's a good idea to show the cards is to give information to the opponents but respect who shows them depends on the type of game of each player

neptun1914 · Dec 10, 2018

Generally mucking is best but in some cases you can show your cards to leave some impression to the other people on the table. For example if you are tight player who bluffs very rarely you can show cards after successful bluff so that you get more calls when you raise with strong cards next time.

MrPokerVerse · Dec 10, 2018

Mucking a hand is something I do more often than not. No reason to offer information unless you think it will buy you something later.

ACESOVEREZZZ · Dec 10, 2018

Muck It

I agree with the many others that say " Muck It" --- As stated need to give other players more information on how you play the game.

Unless I am playing with friends and low stake poker I will always Muck my hand. Players if the are poker players will get enough data on how you play from seen your winning or loosing hands.

Chalada12 · Dec 10, 2018

I never show hands only in rare situations . I think mocking is wiser than showing hands .

Vodnik2017 · Dec 10, 2018

Apparently I'm one of the few who sometimes shows their cards.

andrewallenschutter · Dec 10, 2018

I show sometimes to make me look weak.

muse713 · Dec 10, 2018

I will show if I think it may cause they person to tilt.

juninhigh · Dec 10, 2018

It`s great so show your hand when you made an epic Bluff, because the villain can go into TITL mode, and he will wants go till the end with in every hand, so you can use this to manage his psychological and we will pays hands he can`t win.

Streetwylde · Dec 11, 2018

I agree with those who said don't see the reason to show. I mean when others show I don't really pay much attention to it because to me it doesn't mean a thing.

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