yes and no. I understand the reasoning behind doing it but as far as the rules of poker go it's a no no. Also, it's not really giving the other player an advantage as it only ever happens just before a showdown at which point the other player can't do anything about it anyway. Lets be honest too, how many people who play in the LPL can actually get a read from someone when they do it?
The other thing I see that happens a lot is when someone calls someone, the person who was called sometimes doesn't show their cards when they realise they've lost. Again, the rules of poker are that the person who is called has to show their cards first. Then if the person who called has lost they can muck their cards unless anyone at the table says they want to see them and then they HAVE to show them. Not a biggy I know, just while we're on the subject.
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