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You are deep into a MTT.

You make a huge bet on the river and your opponent asks "If I fold, will you show me what you've got?".

What do you answer if you've got a made hand? And what do you answer if you're bluffing?

Then do you show, assuming he passes?

If I had a hand, I'd say sure and show him.  If I didn't, I probably wouldn't answer and then not show.

nuthin, nuthin and no

I should have added... what are your reasons for doing what you do?

;iagree;

Because you dont give away any information... he pays to see

He's fishing for info, I don't want him to know any by getting on the wrong side of guessing games.

While it may be tempoting to encourage a call when you've got a lock, I find this leads to people assuming I'm bluffing when I'm quiet. (A very easy tell that even a fish can spot)

I've had this loads of times, i always say yes then muck :D
2 main reasons:-

Firstly i never show, ever in a serious game.
Secondly it will do his/her head in.

Its a preference thing, I know sometimes NAME players show their cards to help tilt an opponent, or show a monster for that matter when some one makes a great fold only to play an opposite hand in the same way to trap either this opponent or another who is watching the action intently.

I say nothing, until he mucks. THEN I may give the speech play just to "get inside his head" a bit.

I say "i'll show if you call"

If they ask me to show while the hand is still in play then i say nothing until after the hand and if they fold i never show the hand. After the hand i may say something along the lines of "sorry, my cards are pay-per-view" if i think maybe i can get him a little on tilt.

If they ask again what i had after the hand i say "can't remember, monkey memory not so good".

The best ones are when they say things like "i know your bluffing, i have you beat" in an attempt to get you to show - as they muck their cards!!

Please tell me you dont do this every time?  ;pokergods;

<Note to self - in tonights blondepoker league tourney just ask Silo if he'll show his cards every pot your involved with him. If he says "sure" fold quicker than a cheap deckchair, if there is silence RERAISE ALL-IN!!  :D

LOL :D

I very rarely show anyway, you'd have to catch me in a good mood :D

<note to self - ask Silo if he's in a good mood first!!> ;)

Bad mood tonight, real bad mood ;)

no, never.  And I wouldn't dream of asking either!  Only time I would do this is if I was playing poker with my brother round his coffee table.....and he'd say no as well :(

what if someone asked you in a non-poker sense?  ;whistle;

;angelic;

then it would of course depend on who was asking!

ahhhh  :-X

I always asked and they never showed...  I thought the reason was that they were  shy....

if i have a lock on the hand i will proberly say no and mean no unless i am wanting to change or cement my table image

 :goodpost:

I think whatever you choose to answer (or not answer), you need to be consistent. Otherwise there is too much chance of giving away information.

I am inclined to say nothing. If I am playing against an "ego" player though,I think I am inclined to ask, since you are likely to get a bit of info...