two people were left in after the river, after the betting, the caller laid down a pair of queens. the callee then showed one card which was an ace that paired with the board and mucked his other card. after much argument he stated the other card was a jack that also paired the board. IS THIS KOSHER?


His contention was that he showed enough to beat the Qs and didn't have to show his other card.

Yes.

If you do this at the casino your hand is declared dead and you lose the pot.

he can argue as long and logically as he chooses to

he knows he needs to show both cards in a showdown

also, incidentally, i dont beleive the other card was a jack, simply by his attitude about showing it

it's not bad etiquette really, unless it makes some other players mad. not worse than slow rolling, imo.

the rules say you have to show both cards and yes, his hand is dead at a casino.
if its a home game, you can set whatever rules you like, though.

I would c/c the flop looking for any offsuit face card to c/r the turn.

River depends on reads. Lean towards bet and call one back if MP raises, and b/f, grudgingly, if Button wakes up.

That's a tough card there; but it plays differently if you don't pop the flop and build a pot OOP with MidPair Q kicker.

was it a showdown on the river?

you said he laid it down could mean he folded face up....

either way, if it was a showdown he must show both card