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.

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.

I played holdem with some family members just this evening. I admit most of us are just newbies.

At near mid part, three were left for the pot including me. With a small pot, I went all-in. Two other players had more chips than me, later, they called my bet. Flop then came. However, two cards were not revealed.

Do you think the two other players should have continued to bid on the turn and river card, actually right after I called all-in? Or else with the other two players, the two cards may have just been flipped with no more side bidding? Any idea?

Thanks!

Regards,
Darrel Koester
Darrel,

Your two opponents have the option to bet or not to bet after they call your all in bet. They must still at least check it down on the flop, turn, and river.

Say at mid part of the game, three players were left. Then river card came, hence creating a K high straight on the board. Eventually no player had an Ace, therefore a three way split was then expected. In the pot were the 2 odd chips. Do you think the first player to the left of the dealer get both? Or if not, two people to the left of the dealer just split instead? What do you think?

Thanks!

Best regards,
Derek McKay
Derek,

The two players closest to the dealer button get one chip each. When splitting the pot, a single odd chip goes to the player closest to the dealer button

Assume that the river card has been dealt and betting was finished. Revelation time now has come for the pocket cards.

Player A shows 1 card, he has a pair of Q’s while player B has a straight and so can now take home the pot. However, player A shows then his second card, he has a full house.

Who do you think should win then? And in your own opinion, does the way the cards are revealed matters?

Thanks! I hope to hear from you soon.

Best,
Cresswell
Cresswell,

Player A wins the pot, but he has committed a severe breach of etiquette known as slow rolling. The way you show a hand does not affect the outcome of the hand, but it is poor form. In tournaments, you can actually get a penalty for such actions. Slow rolling is considered a form of taunting and can cause lots of hard feelings at the table. He was probably just being cute, but I have seen people get into physical altercations due to such poor etiquette.