[canman23]

Last night at a home game a player (player 1) showed his cards (by accident) to the only other player in the had (player 2). The board had 2 Aces, Five, Ten and a Queen. Player 2 and player 1 both had a Ace. Before player 1 showed his cards to player 2, player 1 bet 10,000 THEN showed player 2 his cards again by accident. Player 2 had player 1 beat with a higher kicker card. We decided to stop any betting after the cards were shown and player 2 got the chips let in the pot. Was that the right call??

[smoore]

Player 2 can raise.

That said, when this happens to me and I'm player 2, I just call if it's a friendly game

[7thSeat]

It was a nice thing to do if player two agreed of course.
I guess player one would have fold if player two bets after have seen his cards anyway.

How ever, you are reponsible for your cards and you should not be alowed to effect the game by accidently showing your cards.

[billm]

Was this a tournament or a cash game?

If it's a tournament, player 1's hand is dead upon exposure unless player 1 and player 2 are the last two players in the tourney.

If it's a cash game, player 1's hand remains live and the betting remains open, so player 2 can do what he wants.

See Excelsior's thread below for more on this.

That said, if I were running a friendly tournament I would probably remind player 1 not to be so sloppy and allow the betting to remain open rather than killing the hand.

billm

[Strange]

Originally Posted by billm

Was this a tournament or a cash game?

With a bet of 10000, its either a tourney, or its High Stakes Poker of off TV.