Show or Not Show

[findybaby]

There are now many games on ACR that will allow you to show or not show your cards.
Is there a more stupid method of giving your opponents vital information about the way you play?
Is it ego or self importance that makes them do this?. I thank them for being severely stupid, but you won't catch me showing

 

[GODZZ]

When i have the option , i still rarely show . I do like to show a bluff if it's right B4 the bbl or when trying to put someone on tilt.

glgl

 

[emzadii]

yea, don't show.

(however, I will - once in a very, very, very while - show my big cards that hits the board, to sorta "psyche" the opp that I'm not raising light, especially against the big blind opponent whom I've been stealing a lot from, even tho most other times I do raise light. I believe Jonathan Little also advocated this rare ploy in his book.)

 

[RDHartsoe]

Most of the time I don't show. I have been at the table who will show after winning a hand especially if they are poor cards. This puts the idea that the player will play any two cards. So, the next time they are in a hand you have no idea what two cards the player could have. Makes playing against them very difficult.

 

[kobra80]

he doesn't show his cards especially when he's bluffing

 

[abgvedr]

Like every single poker room have this feature. What are you talking about?

 

[Sulfuros001]

Cards Showing

I believe it has to do with person's ego. Sometimes i hate it a lot when i get bluffed a lot of chips and then that person shows me his cards, i just lose concentration and play more riskier than before and lose.
Nicer would be not to show. But yeah people are people...

 

[Dailon Arroyo Blandon]

well ,,,, in my personal case I have rarely shown my cards in poker ... I really don't like doing it .... I think it's like telling the opponent which one of your strategists is

 

[54m]

I don't like to show any hand. I cant tell about your play either when you fold to a bluff or when you bluff. Everyone would see it and maybe tag you with a note

 

[GARCIA PABLO DANIEL]

hello

I don't usually show the cards like you say either! you give information to opponents when you play that way !!!

 

[dnadeau1989]

depends on the sequence... ill usually show some good hands to let people think i have a great hand.... then bluff...once in a while showing i bluffed to make them spin more

 

[Ellvira]

if the opponent showed a bad hand, I immediately throw a note of what position and how I played it, I think it's a bad habit, if the bluff went well, let it stay that way, but you need to show big hands

 

[COMIRRR]

I never show my books! For what?

 

[ntf1125]

Not show to keep my secrets.

 

[danoscar]

Show or no show is a tool that against the right person can be a good thing
Cheers!

 

[Cinhos_2000]

I don't think it's always stupid to show cards. Maybe you want to balance your image on the table. If it seems like you're not bluffing enough or doing it too much, showing your cards may help to make you a bit less predictable. Furthermore, by showing your cards you can shape your image the way you like (when you don't go to showdown) and influence how your opponents will play against you.

 

[aviatorsam]

Depends on what I'm trying to accomplish

 

[YYfourU]

I’ll show just to build an image, if I’m hitting all night, I’ll show so people always fold when I don’t have it, vice versa if I want my nuts to be called, I’ll show bluffs in order to get called later down the road

 

[black and]

I absolutely agree with you. I also think it's nonsense to give my opponent more information about my game. I almost never show my cards. And to be honest, this new option only annoys me.

 

[gonzalo1]

I hardly ever show, but every now and then I show some earned bluffs hehe

 

[DS3]

I don't think it's always stupid to show cards. Maybe you want to balance your image on the table. If it seems like you're not bluffing enough or doing it too much, showing your cards may help to make you a bit less predictable. Furthermore, by showing your cards you can shape your image the way you like (when you don't go to showdown) and influence how your opponents will play against you.

This so much. You are looking for any edge you can find.

Whilst I generally do not show my cards, there are times when creating an image of your 'play' is a benefit- which could be from projecting a LAG or TAG style - you want to have your opponents guessing.

Adamantly asserting to never show your cards simply limits your play and how you can potentially influence others.

 

[Nano5722]

Of course it,s better not to show your cards at all. Doesn,t matter what kind of tournament you are playing, opponents can have information about your gamestyle cause of that, so it,s better just to muck.
After this update on AmericasCardRoom i believe it,s better just to go to settings and click there always auto-muck the winning hand.
I,m not sure, where exactly it is, but somewhere in the settings. Just check it and it will save your nerves and time.

 

[Bennoda]

I think it's worth showing your strong hands when calling this challenge at the table

 

[czibak75]

I realized it was better not to show my cards because that way my opponent doesn't know my game and that's good

 

[TerryBLE]

If want to see it, just pay... It takes work to "build" the bluff