Poker showdown I
A very important concept in all poker games is the showdown. It is not required in all games as even before the final round of betting has taken place or at the conclusion of the last betting round, all but one player quits the game by folding their hands. In that case, the last player remaining wins the pot unchallenged. If however, two or more players remain in had even when the last betting round is over and all players have received their full quota of cards, then showdown takes place. It consists of all players competing for the pot revealing their hands which are compared for their value and the winner or winners are determined according to the rules of the poker variant being played.
Many variations in the games of poker do not require the players to use all the cards dealt to him in order to form his final hand. However, players are required to reveal all the cards they possess on the game table with the faces turned up, whether or not they are used in his final hand. This rule is essential because during showdown the card speak regulation is more binding than the players’ claims or declaration, which may be done mistakenly or in trying to mislead deliberately. So in showdown only the value of the cards actually held by the player in his hand is taken into consideration and any mis-statement is ignored.
Sometimes a situation occurs in showdown that players are unwilling to reveal their hands if they know they are holding a losing hand as this information will be beneficial for the other players in the game table. To conceal their weak hands from being revealed before all opponents have exposed their hands, such players often resort to mucking their losing hands during showdown.
