Assume that the river card was already revealed and no betting to expect. Then when revealing of the pocket cards came, player A flipped just one card over, he had a pair of Q’s. Player B followed and flipped his two cards over, he had a straight then and so started to collect his winnings. However, before he was able to collect everything, player A flipped his other card over and surprisingly he had a full house. Player B was upset but then insisted that once player 1 unveiled he had a pair of Q’s, he can’t already change that. Player B also said that player A can’t use his other card to have his full house because it was already too late.

Is it significant, the way you reveal your cards?

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards,
David Myers
David,

How you reveal your cards does not matter. Since Player A had a full house, he gets the pot. This is however a serious breach of etiquette known as slow rolling. In tournaments you can receive a penalty for such actions. In a cash game, you are likely to receive a punch in the face.

In one of my games, there was a beginner. Well, it was pretty much obvious then that he was a beginner. One thing I noticed was that he kept on raising unreasonable amounts back then, hence making every player fold. There are instance when someone had a decent hand and will spent some time thinking, trying to read him, but in the end will just opt to fold. Most players fold because they want to see the guy’s hand.

Do you think the guy and the way he play does makes sense? Does showing your hand not in the proper time acceptable? Any thoughts?

Thank you.

Benson Andrew
Benson,

The player was using a strategy of betting large amounts to make people fold. It’s not the wisest strategy but many beginners try it.

Taking a long time to show your hand or showing you had slowly to make someone think they have won when they haven’t is a form of slow rolling. It does not cause the person doing it to lose the pot, but it is a breach of etiquette.