Matt_Burns88
Legend
Loyaler
Hi Timmah,
The only time I will show my cards is if I think it is very likely to put my opponent on tilt.
Much like choosing to play or fold a hand, or choosing a bet size, you need to ask yourself what you are trying to achieve and what benefit showing your cards will give you against what benefit you are giving to your opponent.
At a live tournament a few years ago a middle-aged guy was visibly frustrated. He'd started off with a run of huge cards and had built a sizeable chip lead, but then appeared to go completely card dead. In one hand he raised from middle/late position and it folded round to me in the BB. I flatted with something like 97s. I check called the flop with a gutshot straight draw. The turn blanked and we checked it through. The river bricked as well so I bet nearly the pot with my busted draw. He chucks his hand in the muck in disgust muttering something like I just can't hit a hand. I flipped over my cards and said neither can I. He didn't say anything but you could see he was absolutely furious. The next hand he shoved all in and was called by someone with TT and he was out. He left swearing to himself and giving me dirty looks, but I didn't care; I had won the psychological war and he busted the tournament without cashing and I had contributed to his elimination.
