Exposing One Card - Advantages/Profits

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I wanted to share this with you guys because lately ive been adding this technique to my arsenal. And while it has its very borderline to breaking rules
(dependent on casino rules and whatnot), I have found it can be a powerful mechanic to poker playing.

First, almost all casinos dont mind players exposing a card when its heads up play. Some casinos ive read restrict to only exposing one card on the river and not the turn to merit a call or fold (most people reading this might ask why the hell i would do this and i will explain).

At my particular casino I had been doing it outside of headsup play until the director finally said i couldnt do it because it 1. cancels the jackpot 2.bad etiquette, 3. influences other players if one has already act

ex: i bet 20, player A calls, then i expose one card, giving an advantage to player B. I did put up a fight that I should be allowed to show my hand if neither player has acted - but once again it was deemed only for heads up play. Basically comes down to giving either of the remaining players and advantage with outs (makes sense fair enough i agreed and moved on)

Ok so how am i profiting off this headsup wise since it is allowed. First lets give a particular situation:

I have pocket Aces my opponent the only other called on the table has QJ of clubs. I raise to 15 he calls. Flop comes 10 A 7 one club on board. I bet out 20 (or check depending on your approach im just doing a play here) he calls. turn comes another club. I make a weak bet my opponent repops it to 140 trying to get me to fold..i have 300-400 behind. I shove all in and turn over my trip aces.

Now most people would be like wtf are you thinking ruining your chances to maximize your profits. But i will say in most circumstances it throws people off..and gambling is usually diminished. Given i only do this against select opponents. I consider this a short term gains approach.

It has caused gamblers to fold their hands more often then without seeing the whole cards. (eliminating suckouts and keeping profits alive). Again it really depends upon the person you are up against and when to do it. I dont do it everytime..only when i feel a suckout coming or when the pot is large enough for me to take it down without any further risk.

If you think im crazy thats fine, but it works for me the majority of the time. I also like playing sets this way with an overpair.

Just wanted to share some thoughts.
 
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yeah showing your opp. the nuts on the turn will usually induce a fold, never in a million would i ever do such a thing.of all the options i have here showing my hand is clearly not 1 of them
 
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I read your post twice and still don't understand why you would show your hand when you're clearly the favourite.

I was under the impression that in this situation you're looking to get your opponent to call with a worse hand so you can take their money? :confused:
 
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Never Show - Point Blank Period. Thats my rule.
 
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man are you serious...what casino are you playing at? if youre showing cards then please find me and we'll go heads up...and then ill be nice enough to give you a ride home after i take everything you own
 
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If you want an opponent to fold when you have all the money in with the nuts, you are either playing too high or have a terribly bad conception of winning poker.
 
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I think you're playing within the rules, so I see nothing wrong with that. I do this myself, especially when playing against a gambler. Sometimes you're better off getting your opponent to fold if possible, then taking a chance on his draw.
 
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If you are purposely exposing cards when action is pending your hand should be dead.

You should never expose a card to induce a fold when you are ahead, its -EV.

If it cancels the jackpot its -EV

It is bad etiquette.

It also looks like you are colluding. Colluding is cheating.

You could piss off the wrong person at the table. Never a good idea when money is involved.

Don't do it. Period.
 
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It is not uncommon in cash games that when it gets to HU and a player is pondering a call, that the other player flashes a card or asks the guy thinking does he want to see a card, usually to try and deceive him into doing the opposite of what is the right decision. Every now and then a friendly player shows the card that makes the person fold just because they are a nice kinda guy not playing cutthroat once it gets down to 2 players. Some places I have played it is considered rude if you even bet once it gets down to 2 players.

Almost all cash games that I have played in across the US allow this, I have never seen it done in 20 years+ of playing other than HeadsUp between two players.

It is universally illegal to do in tournaments and you will generally receive a penalty and/or have your hand declared dead.
 
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If you are purposely exposing cards when action is pending your hand should be dead.
While I have seen this in one large casino, it's against the rules unless there is no action to effect.

According to the rules, you can't do ANYTHING that would/could/will effect further action. And if you do, you can be penalized by folding your hand, or sitting you out.

If you and one other person are in the pot and he/she pushes, you can reveal for tips before you make your move. There is no action ahead of you.

To show a card in an effort to directky effect the action ahead of you, is a cut and dry penalty.

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lol OP went full . . . .
 
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If you think im crazy thats fine, but it works for me the majority of the time. I also like playing sets this way with an overpair.

Just wanted to share some thoughts.

I think you're crazy.

There are occasions where I have a difficult decision on the river, like when I'm faced with an unexpected all-in shove. I might show while carefully studying the other player. I might spot a tell. Or I might ask him if this hand is any good to see what he says (if anything) or how he reacts. It can make the difference between hero calling and giving up.

Showing a set when the opponent has a four flush OTT after you shove is nonsense. You want him to call! You want him to take the worst of it. If he luckboxes his flush, them's the breaks. He didn't play it right by chasing bad odds. So you lose two ways: you let him save a bet you could have won, and you prevented him from making a -EV mistake.

This is hideous, results oriented thinking here.
 
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i dont think it matters if you show, hes gonna know you have atleast one ace, after you go all in after he reraises you.
 
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