Before anything, I would like to say first that I admire you so much for all the efforts you’ve done on this site and also for all the great, helpful information you’ve shared. And thanks as your site has been a great help to millions of poker enthusiasts.

Well, now, I would like to share with you why I am here. I would like to ask something about exposing turn card.

At a certain poker room, the turn card was disregarded and for the flop betting round the action was completed. Afterwards, the dealer burned a card and then turned it up. It would have been the river card actually.

Eventually, betting round started and right after the dealer shuffled the cards that were left which included the card that was exposed for the turn. And without burning a card, he then turned the river card.

In your own point of view, should the card exposed at the turn be the only card changed? And that such card still can come out on the river eventually?

What do you think? Any thoughts?

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks again and congrats for the site!

Stubblefield
Stubblefield,

What you witnessed is one way to take care of a problem of exposing the turn early. The card at the turn is the only card that needed to be changed. And yes, there are times that this will result in the same card coming out on the river.

The above example is probably the fairest way to resolve an early turn card.

Just last Sunday evening, I played NL Texas Holdem with several friends. At preflop, me and a very close friend of mine went all in. By the way, in the hand, it was just me and him. Eventually, we opted to lay our cards down. Back then, I have Ace King suited while he has Ace Deuce suited. Flop came while he held his deuce. Next was, turn came and was a king. Dealer finally knew that he didn’t burn a card before he has laid the king down.

What’s on your thoughts on this? And what if this happens in a casino or card room? By the way, do you think the king should remain or be burnt or what?

I hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks!

Bryant
Bryant,

In this event, the king becomes the burn card, and another turn card is dealt. Sorry about your bad luck there.

Just recently, I played poker with twelve men I personally don’t know. At mid part of the game, I remember I only had a 10/4 off suit. Actually, until the river cards, I was checking and betting with a certain guy. I tried to bluff as much as I can recall, however I’m not sure if we checked on the river or if either one of us placed a bet. Eventually, I revealed a pair of 4′s while he had a pair of six’s. We both knew then that he had won the pot.

Later, I just mucked my other card without letting him know what it was. But the guy was so rude, he grabbed my card and looked at it as if no one was around him. Honestly, I was so mad at the guy. I believe if he wanted to see my card he can ask the dealer to turn my card over.

Any comment on what happened to me and with the other guy?

Thanks!

Karl Bynum
Karl,

The player has the right to see the card, but he is supposed to ask the dealer to show the card. He was being rude. At most it is just poor etiquette.

I’m just curious because so far you haven’t mentioned stuff about cutting the deck. Now I want to ask, what if a player cuts the deck, what is considered acceptable? Once I encountered a player who believes on cutting the deck by taking one card off the top of the deck and then afterwards place the card on the bottom. Does he makes sense on this one? What’s your opinion?

Thanks a lot!

Regards,
Donnie Watts
Donnie,

That player is being cute by doing that sort of cut in most cases. A proper cut of a deck is to take the upper half of the deck and place it on the cut card, and then take the lower half and place it on the cut card.

First, I would like to thank you for creating a wonderful site like this one. It has been a great help to me and to many others.

Well, I am actually here right now because of the two questions about the showdown of hands in tournament and cash games that I’ve been wanting to ask you.

1. Say there were two players left at the table, player A and player B. At some point, player A placed a bet on the river while player B folded. Then player A showed one card. In tournaments for an instance, if in case player B asks to see the other card without calling the bet, is player A required to show it? And what if it’s in a regular cash game?
2. Player A and player B were left to fight for the pot. Player A eventually checked on the river while player B checked too. In tournaments and cash games, who do you think is obliged to show down the hand first? Personally, I believe that the first player to act should show first. But, it appears to me that somehow the second player to check was required to do so. Well, in an event where a bet is called, I believe the original bettor should show first. What’s on your thoughts?

Thanks again!

Regards,
Walter Danielles
Walter,

1. If a bet was not called, Player A is not required to show. The World Series of Poker tried to institute a “Show One, Show Both” rule, but it was so unpopular that it was eliminated after one year.
   
2. In tournaments, the player that makes the last aggressive action is the person required to show first. Aggressive action is defined as betting or raising. If the hand is checked around, the player closest to the button is the person that shows first.