Asking To See A Hand

[David_Nicoson 1]

There was a hand on High Stakes Poker that surprised me.From my questionable memory:Todd Brunson has J9, Ming Ly has Q 2 ? , and Phil Laak has TT. The flop is 9 T J with two spades.There's some action on the flop. Brunson lays down his two pair (which I thought was a nice play.) The turn bricks. Ly checks and Laak checks behind. The river bricks, Ming bets his missed draw, and Laak calls. Ming mucks. Daniel asks to see Laak's hand. Laak makes a comment. Daniel says something like, "It's a called hand." The dealer shows Laak's pocket tens. I was very surprised that Daniel asked to see this hand. I've always understood this rule should be used to fight collusion, not gain information.

Any player who has been dealt in may request to see any hand that has been called, even if the opponent's hand or the winning hand has been mucked. However, this is a privilege that may be revoked if abused. If a player other than the pot winner asks to see a hand that has been folded, that hand is dead. If the winning player asks to see a losing player’s hand, both hands are live, and the best hand wins.

Comments?

[fckthis 0]

Your right. But its just bad etiquette to ask, not against the rules.