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Article: Showing your cards can be profitable
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- January 8, 2006
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DANIEL NEGREANU
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-08-2006
Showing your cards can be profitable
DANIEL NEGREANU
Date: 01-08-2006, Sunday
Section: SPORTS
Edtion: All Editions
Column: POKER
To show or not to show? That is the question.
There are two schools of thought when it comes to revealing your cards after everyone else has folded and the hand is over. One asks, why would you? Why give your opponents free information about how you play when they didn't pay for it?
While I totally understand and respect this strategy, I believe that in certain situations, it can be advantageous to show opponents your cards. When you watch me play poker on television, notice that I often show my hand. Of course, ...