Exposed hand to players not in hand

[Jim LeVoir]

Situation: UTG1 raises, UTG2 ships all-in, rest of table folds back to UTG1.  UTG1 is tanking and UTG2 (all-in player) shows his hand to the 2 players to his left who no longer have cards.  UTG1 then demands to see the hand. 

I have been a TD for 4 years. I tell him (UTG1) that if the 2 players that saw the hand had had live cards, I would have the hand shown.  As it is, UTG2 will get a warning for sweating his hand, but that his hand will not be shown until all action is complete, regardless of how action plays out.


Thoughts?

[Nick C]

Welcome, Jim

I'm with you on this one. They can argue for the right to see the hand, but not before calling the bet.

[MikeB]

Situation: UTG1 raises, UTG2 ships all-in, rest of table folds back to UTG1.  UTG1 is tanking and UTG2 (all-in player) shows his hand to the 2 players to his left who no longer have cards.  UTG1 then demands to see the hand. 

I have been a TD for 4 years. I tell him (UTG1) that if the 2 players that saw the hand had had live cards, I would have the hand shown.  As it is, UTG2 will get a warning for sweating his hand, but that his hand will not be shown until all action is complete, regardless of how action plays out.

You're 100% right. The TDA doesn't have a specific rule on show one / show all.... the conventional rules cover that pretty well. But there's no rule that if you show to a player out of the hand that you have to show to a player who's still in during the hand. Show after the hand concludes.