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Showing Cards 2: Do you show??
RioRodent:
--- Quote from: Kinboshi on August 06, 2008, 13:20:47 PM ---
This is one of the things that APAT is striving for - a common rulebook.
You play any sport or game for money, and there are pretty much standardised rules across the board. Not so with poker.
The rule I find amusing is that in many card rooms you can say what you want about your hand when you"re heads up - as long as you don"t disclose what it actually is. So you can lie, you can tell half-truths, but you cannot actually say what your hand is.
I still don"t know of any justification as to why this is a good rule.
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I suspect that the history behind not being allowed to verbally "expose" your cards is tied in with not physically exposing your cards.
If one has a penalty then the other must have the same penalty.
rubertoe:
Cheers for the replies guys,
IMO, the rules that the TDA have (or are trying) to put in should be standardised accross the board for Tournement poker and that way everyone is aware of what they are, before sitting down to play.
I have only played in UK cardrooms and not once have i seen the House rules with regard poker - I dont doubtrthat they are there - but like most things - they are probably tucked away in a corner behind a slot machine - Great. >:(
With regard the Not "verbally" declaring a hand, this is a stupid rule as well, I could tell you all the Hands that i dont have - and you can figure out what i do have - a bit of a cotradiction if you ask me!!
Either way - from now on - i will look at my cards, cover them with my Budda and then sit in silence untill i"ve either folded or untill the hand is finished - that way i wont break any rules at all!!!
Stay tuned for more exciting topics (as and when i think of something worth saying) And cheers for the input
Robbie
CrizzyConnor:
--- Quote from: Kinboshi on August 06, 2008, 13:20:47 PM ---
This is one of the things that APAT is striving for - a common rulebook.
You play any sport or game for money, and there are pretty much standardised rules across the board. Not so with poker.
The rule I find amusing is that in many card rooms you can say what you want about your hand when you"re heads up - as long as you don"t disclose what it actually is. So you can lie, you can tell half-truths, but you cannot actually say what your hand is.
I still don"t know of any justification as to why this is a good rule.
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This rule REALLY annoys me... I can say something like "Can you beat my Aces?" and if I have pocket Jacks then it"s TOTALLY fine but if I actually have Pocket Aces then I get a warning or penalised?!!? Stupidest rule ever in my opinion...
noble1:
to answer the original question NO i would not show my cards if i dont have to.
I do not want to give the table any information what so ever as to my style or a slightest inkling of my hand range.I always want to leave everyone guessing a certain Phil Ivey is a great example he never shows , if it works for him its good enough for me :) as for showing your monsters why ?? its just a ego thing, imo if you keep your ego in check your poker improves..
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