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Question of Intention

Hello, I believe the incident that was said to be a “mucked” was just a question of intention. Well, if a player never directly said he’d fold or else surrender his cards then he is actually up to play the hand. I guess the simplest and just solution is to consider the player to be in [...]

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Showing Hands Anytime

Hello, 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, [...]

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Before Revelation Time

Hello, In a recent game by which my friend was in, something happened. At preflop, there was betting. Then flop came and after that two players remained, player A and player B. Player A went all in. While player B without any doubt, immediately flipped his cards and afterwards said “I flopped a straight”. I was [...]

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My Cards Were Not Mucked!

Hello, At a local casino yesterday, I played at a 3/6 limit holdem table. I remember I had K 10 unsuited then. Flop came and was K Q 10, rainbow. At some point, I was confident having my 2 pair because I was the one who started the betting and another thing, no one raised [...]

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When You Fold in an All In

Hello, Say for an instance, there were three players left for the pot, player 1, 2, and 3. Player 1 was the short stack and he went all in. Players 2 and 3 as a result called. Flop came and maybe because quite confident player 2 went all in. Player C on the other hand, believed [...]

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An Inquiry About Side Pots

Hello, Before I lay down my question, I would like to thank you for creating and maintaining a site like this one. Thanks for all the efforts! For my question, well say at a table, 100-100 blinds. Then player A is the big blind, 200. There is player B who will go all in for 150. Finally, [...]

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Throws Over Cards Face Up Preflop

Hi, I’m wondering, what if a player throws over his cards face up preflop without saying it, should he therefore call all in bet or what? I’ll be glad to hear from you soon. Thanks, Joe Powers Joe, If a player throw their hand in preflop and do not declare anything when it is their turn to act, first ask [...]

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