Lheticus
Legend
Silver Level
I've heard and pretty much agree with the idea that even though the rules allow it, asking to see a mucked hand when you won the pot is pretty frowned upon, but what if there's a less ruthless way of having the same effect? Say you're hesitating on a final call--in my opinion a circumstance that would arise in many cases that you'd want to see a mucked losing hand. I'd first ask "if I call and beat you, will you show?" In a way, I see this as sort of the inverse of the old "will you show if I fold?" question, and I believe a far more reasonable one. If they say no or are noncommittal, I'd then say something like "Well if I call and you do muck, I'm having the dealer show it. I just can't NOT see what you have here."
In essence, what I'm proposing is to give warning before showdown about the use of the rule that allows for a player to have mucked cards revealed when they win a hand. So what do you guys think? Reasonable, or is it still rude? Or well, as I'd PERSONALLY put it, ruthless?
In essence, what I'm proposing is to give warning before showdown about the use of the rule that allows for a player to have mucked cards revealed when they win a hand. So what do you guys think? Reasonable, or is it still rude? Or well, as I'd PERSONALLY put it, ruthless?