Jasper,
Thanks for your great response. For anyone that has ever played a hand of poker, what is more annouying than calling a player's raise, only to have him ask "you what do you have!" This is when the dealer should demand that the player that showed the last act of aggression, must show first. There is a difference, and every player that called the last bet, or went all-in, should abide by those rules. I have been against the wording on several rules because they are not self explanitory. I teach students and I am very precise. As far as DeWolfe and Tobias, that was probably the best 30 seconds (or whatever it took) of footage that broke more rules of showdown than any I've ever seen. I guess I am not making my point on #'s 11 and 12. I think #11 should be for head-to-head with an all-in. Even then the player that initiated the last bet would showdown their hand first. They are rules of etiquette. If you and I are in a hand, and you go all-in, and I call, I know that both hands will be turned up but yours is turned first, That's the way it is. The dealer should know that, also.
Jasper, when there are multiple players in a hand and one goes all in, and there is a side pot, the side pot winner must be decided first! It would be inappropriate at the showdown, for the all-in to show his hand while the other players are determining the winner of the side pot. They must wait until the pot they are in for is contested....so they don't all turn them over at the showdown and they don't do it at the same time. If you want to you can, but the last player to call, will be the last to show if that's the way he wants it. Period!
If you want to debate this with me, we can. If you see what I explained in either rule #11 or #12. I want to know where it is. Chet explained it perfectly but I don't know why, we can't add somewhere, that the pots must be decided in the reverse order that they were created. You are also right when you say, I like to add a few words here and there. I will continue if it makes the rule eaisier to understand. I don't need to hear that it only takes comon sense to figure out these rules. If that were the case, we wouldn't be going back and forth trying to comprehend thier meaning.