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Joined: Oct '09
Location: Lithuania
Age: 43 (M)
Posts: 2805
i liketo show cards then i bluff so sometimes i risewith very cool hand and all who play saw my big bluff so someone call almost and i can win more then i expected so its sometimes help to win but never show good hand because they always know if u rise its almost u have good one
Joined: Nov '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 2194
I dont show unless i have done an outragious bluff or have the nutz like straight flush / royal / quads . Showing is a defo no no in any other play as it just gives away to much info... I suppose (just thinking about it) i would show in a cash game possibly to get some action a bit later on (bluffing) but otherwise no.
Joined: Feb '09
Location: Hungary
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 318
Posted by baxter01: ...NEVER a good idea because u dont want to give away any information to your opponets ever, BUTTT i think showing a nice bluff once and a while is nice especailly if u think ur opponet will tillt ...
I think you are right too, but I never show my cards.
Joined: May '08
Location: Sweden
Age: 55 (M)
Posts: 1362
Never shown a card, that I can remember. Probably becase I never bother to learn how its done, on most sites I play.
But sometimes I see someone getting a really good hand, raising, and then when everybody folds, he/she shows it. It might be for setting up for a bluff later, but its feels like:
"Yeah. You picked up aces. Man your a great pokerplayer. I could never have done that!!"
Joined: Nov '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 45 (M)
Posts: 49
I think that showing a opponent your cards is bad most times with three exceptions: When you want to piss off someone I believe is ok to show a big bluff; When you want people to believe you are only betting / rasing with great hands is ok to show them the nuts; When you call an all in / big bet with a great hand but get beat by the nuts, because it shows you are not that stupid but had to call.
Posted by B1gfoot: Never show a bluff, it gives away info. The only time I tend to show, and TBH im on auto fold, is when iv bluffed a few and starting to piss PPL off so ill show a strong hand. You show a bluff best make sure you dont do it again.
I don't think it's a good idea, I always prefer not to show them and in particular when I have a monster hand. But I never met magatt966 at table, so I could change idea
Joined: May '09
Location: Spain
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 1331
Hi baxter01.
I think the best is never show cards. Your are giving free info doing it. Of course, show cards give more info in some hands. Show bluffs or draws is a really big mistake. But show a premium if you do a 'standard' play+bets don´t give much info.
Joined: Jun '09
Location: France
Age: 43 (M)
Posts: 670
Hello everybody! I never show my cards these very good very effective strategy because it never gives information. But I am sure the good players will show their cards when needed. Especially when you see them anyway on TV.
Joined: Dec '09
Location: France
Age: 34 (M)
Posts: 163
when I make my bets with premmium hands I show them to get some respect, then I stop showing them till the end it's better to show you dont bluff then show them you bluff, like that when you bluff it works
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Belgium
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 9
Poker is all about taking the money of your opponents. If showing your hand helps you achieve that goal, then i don't see why it would be a bad idea. It can , for example, tilt a player.
Still, showing hands is a risky bussiness with an uncertain profit. Other players at the table might for example take the stack of the player you tilted by showing your hand. I recommend to only do it when you're trying to set a image or when you'll think there is a VERY high chanceto be worth your while.
In short(or in general), I believe it can be a good idea if it's an investment that has a high chance to generate a economical profit(taking oppertunity costs into account).
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Germany
Age: 41 (M)
Posts: 153
in livegames i sometimes show my hands to create a certain image. if you only show some of your good hands some people will think you play tight, if you show some bluffs people may think you are loose aggressive or a maniac. online i usually use the auto-muck, so i never show hands, but this is because i play many tables don't find the time for it.
if my opponent keeps accusing me of bluffing then I'll show him a bluffed hand to make him believe he is reading me right. Then the next time I make sure I have a monster when I get some of his action. if he thinks I am a regular bluffer then I am laughing.
so sometimes i risewith very cool hand and all who play saw my big bluff so someone call almost and i can win more then i expected so its sometimes help to win 
