How can you say that this is covered in TDA #16? The first line reads: "....if cards are not spontaneously tabled or discarded...."That should not be allowed if you specify a proper order of show.
The reason why we don't require a person-by-person card showing at each showdown is the time it would require. Imagine if we had to enforce an order of show for every showdown. The showdown order rule is there IF cards are not spontaneously tabled.
The very next line, contradicts the first! "The last aggressive player on the final betting round (final street) must table first!" That's it!
No they don't contradict one another, the next line is there
in case spontaneous tabling doesn't occur. Reality is this: 3 players. A bets, B and C call, C shows a hand A and B know they can't beat and A and B discard... that's showdown reality. Who wants to say "Okay A, you were the last aggressor, so you show first"
everytime? Imagine the extra time that would require.
If it was checked, the first player that checked MUST show first. Forget all that first player closest to the button in flop games and high hand in stud or low hand in razz etc.etc. It's not necessary, is it?
They are the same thing, and the current language has been re-affirmed over many Summits. Because here's the problem... people will read "the player who checked first", and the immediate question is "who is that"? The answer is in Rule 16 as written: (
i.e. first seat left of the button in flop games, high hand showing in stud, low hand in razz, etc.). Sorry you're confused about Rule 16-B, the definition of uncontested showdown is about as clear as it can be: "
all but one player mucks face down without tabling".... This rule is there to clarify the global agreement reached in 2015, that if the showdown is uncontested the last live hand wins and
does not have to be shown. This was a huge agreement because prior to it some houses required the winning hand to always be shown, regardless of whether the showdown was contested.