Show or Muck

Never show when i am playing for money live or online, the only time is a home game with friends. But against others never give any information to other players.

I never show my cards always the muck buttom on !!
But the other players showing the hands they have can be a tricky behavior
That kind of move is used as a "bluff" at least for me
Show hands not show hands not a main feature on Reading the opponents

taban13 said:

Better to show only good cards and everyone will think that you always nuts when you do raise.

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I never show bluff only show good card when i bet other player fold more.

I always muck and if somebody asks me what my hand was I will say call next time .

I think it depends on the situation you are in and the players you are playing with. In general I feel, one should not show cards, so that they get no information about your style of play

You must keep in mind you are giving away information about your play when you are showing your cards. However, if you think you have the worst hand, fire a bluff and your opponent folds the best hand you can consider showing it to tilt him. You should only do this if you think this affects his play and he will call you next time with the worst hand in an other situation. Only then i think it is worth it showing.

Absolutely pay to see , I never show cards unless there is a point to be made and it is few and far between when I do. Just my take on things, don't like giving out more information then necessary.

urbanekpyrotic said:

I never show my cards, like most, but I haven't played with real money yet so it feels pointless to try to play my opponents since they might not be paying much attention or playing multiple tables. I don't know how different or focused real money players are but, it has to be more intense than with play money.

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If you feel that you may advertise your table image by showing a hand or two, without being exploit, then do it. This is a positive EV play.

but if you are not sure, just don't do it. you are releasing information that is potentially harm your game. it is a negative EV decision.

therefore showing hands is just a way to make other players make the wrong decision by sending wrong information to them. but if other player could select/filter the information.
Do not do it. you are helping them to improve their game.

when i was taking lessons from a successful online poker player he was telling me and proved to me about showing a huge bluff to an opponent then playing against the same opponent in the next few hands.

most of the time the opponent would go on tilt and he would clean up on the next few hands because he would recognize the player was on tilt. i think it depends on how many people are on the table. i doubt doing it on a full table would be of any benefit

I almost never show. Once in a while I will if I think it might get my opponent tilted.

Never show

I think regardless if you have quads or if you're bluffing it's never a good idea to show your cards. Say you bluff and show your cards. Next hand if you got a monster people will call no matter what you bet till the end cause they think you're just bluffing again. This usually end with someone catching a 1 outer on the river lol.

I Always Like To Muck My Cards. Being Secret Is The Best!

It depends on your style of play, really. Some players are very good at showing certain hands and exploiting that later on in the game; others think they're good at doing that, but end up just giving out free information. Personally, I'm on auto-muck as I prefer my opponents to make up their own image of me.

I show in nonserious games and then in big tournaments, always muck

The only time I will show is when playing with friends--usually I am not playing too seriously, and if I lose money, I am not concerned. This might change if I ever play higher limits with friends. Live poker at a casino, though, or online: never.

i think sometimes it is good to show a bluff and everytime i would show my royal flush

You can show your bluffs and play tight afterwards. You can show your good hands and steal the pot from time to time.

Good question. I think it's player dependent. If it's a really good player, I'll never show. I want them to keep thinking, but to never be REALLY sure of what I am doing.

If it's not as good a player, I'll show them a bluff or the nuts. Why? Well, here's one example. In a bar league years ago, there was an older couple who would play. The husband was a decent enough player, and his wife wasn't a bad player either, but he would mix it up more than she would, whereas she would play premium hands. When those premium hands would lose, she would berate you, saying things like "I can't believe you played those two cards when I had AK", something like that.

With her, I'll show my cards the odd time to get into her head. The thing too with her was she would just start to spout off when her better pre-flop hands would lose so why not feed the fire some more? If I felt I had an advantage, I would take it against that particular opponent.

showing has its advantages. Especially showing bad cards to tilty players.

I see some remarks and it makes one think. Why ? Why not? Well I have days I show, I have days I do not show. Sometimes I guess it depends on the luck, mood, or desire. In my opinion it is good to vary on this. I believe it is a strategy. Keeps people on thier toes and also makes the game interesting. I have nothing against what other players do in this situation. Sometimes I wish I would know what the other player(s) had. And exactly that is what makes it interesting. Majority of the time I muck but as stated above sometimes I show. I believe it does try and make the other players react towards your betting style. If I bluff and bet again the same style having the nuts, no one will really know is he bluffing again? And same goes for the showing strong hand betting same style with bluff. The object of poker is to try and get the other player to risk all his chips. I add to keep em guessing if I am bluffing or nutting.

personally prefer to show hands on I've been playing since my style losse aggressive does not allow me to show my bluffs, when I show I always try to be a hand in special and maximum 2 or 3 times at night because they do not show means I'm getting a lantern, you also have to know which tables can give you that privilege, there are tables that players are too good and you can not provide them the faintest clue.

Sometimes show my hand to annoy the enemy and force it to an error in the game against me

Why it is necessary to show the card, what to the opponent made ​​a note on you.
We're playing for money and the need to win , if was playmoney we can tease opponent..

im new here but I have heard that you are never supposed to show your cards I personally think showing can help or hurt you in an instance if you show a bluff you may get a call later but if you show the wrong hand you can give out information that can be used against you later

It's not good show your cards and give information your opponent about your game.