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Showing Hands at a Showdown

For some days now, I’ve been searching for an answer to my question about showing of hands.

For you, who do you think amongst the players should first show his hand when the betting is finally over? Ever since, I follow the rule by which whoever called should be the first one to show the hand. However, one of my friends just recently went to Tunica, and there he discovered that whoever is left of the dealer should show first. I’m really confused, any comment?

Thank you for your time.

William

William,

This is a topic that has cause a lot of debate. So much so, that the Tournament Director’s Association came up with a rule regarding this for tournament play. Rule 37 of TDA Rules states, “At the end of last round of betting, the player who made the last aggressive action in that betting round must show first. If there was no bet the player to the left of the button shows first and so on clockwise. In stud games, the player with the high board must show first. In razz, the lowest board shows first.”

Many casinos have adopted this rule as their own policy. By this rule, the last person to be or raise must show first. Otherwise, it is the left of the button.