Hi folks,
I am with Jasper on this one, there seems to be some confusion as to whether this is a contested or uncontested showdown, IMO this is an uncontested showdown, for me and my interpretation of the TDA rule, the clue is in the wording, contested/uncontested SHOWDOWN, if you were to believe that a showdown required the last live hand to show their complete starting hand then there would be no such thing as an uncontested showdown, yes it is a showdown, but all other players have mucked their hands, therefore not contesting the pot, in that situation the last live hand wins, a showdown only becomes contested when, for example one of those players who mucked at showdown table their hand. In that situation the high hand wins and the player with the ace would have to table his full hand. the player who bet and tabled an ace has not opened his hand yet, and is looking to win the pot by default, by having the last live hand at the table, not the high hand.
Regards
Stuart