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The poker term ‘show one show all’ is linked to the practice of showing a hand after you have either lost with it, or bluffed an opponent out of a pot with it. Whenever a player is in this position, they do not have necessarily have to show their hand, but can choose to do so if they wish.

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Showing one player your cards but not others, would not be allowed however, the main reason being that you are giving away information about the hand to one player, and holding back that information from others. This means you are giving an unfair advantage, however slight, to an opponent.

From personal experience this isn’t considered a serious breach of the rules at all, most often you might show your cards, but a player at the other end of the table may not be able to see them. In that case you will be asked to show them, or the players who saw them might be asked what the cards shown were. You are of course obliged to be completely honest if someone did not see your cards when you showed them.

This is a good rule to have in place I feel, because the obvious risk to the game without this rule, would be that players could work together and show each other their cards, but not other players. Many of the rules in poker are in place to ensure that players do not play to aid one another, and that each player only ever acts for the benefit of their own chipstack. So remember, if you want to show your hand after the action has finished, make sure you show them clearly to all players.

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