[BlakeC27]

I have the auto-muck option disabled when playing online poker so it gives me the option to show my cards or muck them if I win or lose the hand. My real question is however do you show your cards if you you were beat at the showdown but suffered a bad beat?

For example, your pocket Aces get cracked by K-3 when the flop comes raindow K-8-4 and your opponent rivers two pair or trip Kings and your presented with "Muck the losing cards?"

Do you show to tell your opponents you weren't messing round or muck it and get on with the next hand?

[jojobinks]

muck it. they won't pay attention, and if they do, they won't use the information in any predictable way.

move on.

[A-Ro]

Originally Posted by BlakeC27

I have the auto-muck option disabled when playing online poker so it gives me the option to show my cards or muck them if I win or lose the hand. My real question is however do you show your cards if you you were beat at the showdown but suffered a bad beat?

For example, your pocket Aces get cracked by K-3 when the flop comes raindow K-8-4 and your opponent rivers two pair or trip Kings and your presented with "Muck the losing cards?"

Do you show to tell your opponents you weren't messing round or muck it and get on with the next hand?

I say muck it...let the other person think they had the best of you and get over-confident. They will probably keep making donk moves, and you'll get your money back.

[VARoadstter]

I don't think it matters much one way or the other. I personally auto-muck.

Edit: but I probably type a lot of whining in the chat. I should move on, too!

[hachkc]

Just automuck, they can look in the HH if they are interested anyways as long as the hand went to showdown.

[7thSeat]

I guess you can show the cards if you want a particullary table image.
Do you want the others to considered you a tight player you might show a hand like that.

Myself has stop showing since I believe in the "as little as possible information" theory. But I can't say that the few how shows are wrong.

[dad604]

I would just auto muck. No use giving more info than required. I think most players show not for table image but just to show that they are not stupid.

[BrettButter]

I keep my auto-muck turned on, and also do as little speaking as possible in the chat (unless it's something positive, or congratulatory to someone)

[jldecarlo]

I don't use auto-muck, but I rarely show my hands. I think it can be helpful, rarely, to show a strong hand or a bluff. It should be done to promote a particular table image only.
I would guess I show less than 1% of the time.

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[Lucky Louie]

I auto-muck. In the rare event that I want to show then I'll click that option manually.

What is your intent in showing them your Aces (in this scenario)? Is it to show them that you weren't bluffing? I think its a crapshoot whether they are paying attention or trying to figure how they will interpret things. My thinking is that you want to give your opponents no information or misinformation. If they pay attention, they might respect your hole cards more in a later hand, right? They might help you to bluff, but it might also keep them from giving you more money when they have a marginal hand. Thats just poker, its difficult to know what other people are gonna do.

Bottom line, I don't think it matters that much.