Showdown Conduct

10.1 At the showdown, all players involved must place their cards face up so that they are clearly visible to the other players.

10.2 Players must not announce their own hands. Instead, they must retain their cards until the dealer officially announces the winning hand.

10.3 All individuals in the card room, whether playing or not, has a responsibility to report any error that may occur when announcing the winner.

10.4 The dealer will not award the pot to the winner until all losing hands have been killed.

10.5 It is a privilege of any player who has been dealt in to request to see any hand participating in the showdown. However, a privilege is not a right, and may therefore be revoked to prevent abuse, at the dealer's discretion.

10.6 Should a player show any cards to another player in the hand, all players in the hand automatically have the right to see those same cards before acting.

10.7 Should a player show any cards to another player who is not active in the hand, other players have the right to see those same cards after the current hand has reached a conclusion.

10.8 After the final round of betting, the player who made the last bet or raise should be the first to show their cards. If all players checked or moved all-in, the player who acted first in the final round should be the first to show their cards.

10.9 In a game where there is a side pot, after the final round the players involved in that side pot should be the first to show their cards.

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