showing cards?

ditpoker

i have been thinking about this for a bit now, what do people consider the best option at the end of a hand, do you show your cards if you win?

for example, a hand gholimoli mentioned where he raised and i reraised with TT and he folded, i showed the TT. Was i right to do so? had i not showed then my opponant has no information on me? but do i not want him to have this information? Equally, had i raised with 72, surely showing it is the best option so my opponant second guesses himself in future hands? showing the TT i think menat everyone at the table is more likely to think i have a hand, rather than making a move with trash?

any comments?

Trippie

i think showing your cards has both advantages and disadvantages.

By selectively showing your cards you are able to create the table image that you want to give off and therefore you will profit most when you are doing the opposite to what everybody thinks you are doing.

However i think there is only a certain amount of times you can show your cards as over-exposure of any one style (ie showing the nuts or complete bluff's) will result in people realising when your making moves with nothing as your not showing them. Therefore it will work against you as your game will become predictable

Ollieboy

Rule 1.

Never show cards, unless you know why you’re showing them, but in general, most players should never show cards.

The only 2 reasons I break this rule are:

1. To create a tilt in a player if I've push him of a big hand and it’s a decisive hand in a game, or I want him to know he played the hand badly.

2. If I want to consolidate my tight game play, i.e. only showing big hands, but I would only do this pre-flop, never after, as this gives information on betting patterns to players.

I hate to see players showing other players the hand when they’ve let them of the hook or they push them of a hand, just to show they had it, a lot of players do this heads up. You’re given the player hope, by showing him he made a good lay down.

I’ve ask loads of pro’s this question and there advices is to never show.

gerry87

I was sitting beside someone today in a tourney who told me every hand they folded, every one. And even when they were in on a hand he held his cards up to show me. I didnt know the guy, though it was quite odd.