Rule Clarifications

There are a couple of rules that i would like
to clarify. I hope you will all help me spread
this knowledge at the tables as situations arise.

#1
Show One, Show All vs. Show One, Show Both

The primary reason behind " show one show all " is that players are entitled to receive equal access to information about the contents of another player’s hand. After a deal, if cards are shown to another player, every player at the table has a right to see those cards. During a deal, cards that were shown to an active player who might have a further wagering decision on that betting round must immediately be shown to all the other players. If the player who saw the cards is not involved in the deal, or cannot use the information in wagering, the information should be withheld until the betting is over, so it does not affect the normal outcome of the deal. Cards shown to a person who has no more wagering decisions on that betting round, but might use the information on a later betting round, should be shown to the other players at the conclusion of that betting round.

" Show one, show both " is often confused with show one, show all. If only a portion of the hand has been shown, there is no requirement to show any of the unseen cards. The shown cards are treated as given in the preceding part of this rule. Some times a player will show one of his hole cards after all other players have folded and he has won the pot. This Is Allowed and he is not required to show both of his hole cards because he exposed one of them.

Where "show one, show both" comes into play is at the showdown. The rules state " To win any part of a pot, a player must show all of his cards faceup on the table, whether they were used in the final hand played or not". For example: A player used the Ace of Spades from his two hole cards to make an Ace high straight. That player must still turn over BOTH of his cards in order to win the pot, even though he is only using one of his hole cards and four board cards.

#2 Single Chip Bet

A bet of a single chip without comment is considered to be the full amount of the chip. However, if a player is acting on a previous bet with a larger denomination chip, he is calling the previous bet unless this player makes a verbal declaration to raise the pot. As an example: The Blinds are $100/$200, when a player bets $400 and the next player puts a $1000 chip in the pot without saying anything, that player has merely called the $400 bet. This same rule applies to acting on the forced bet of the big blind. The blinds are $100/$200 and the first player to act throws in a $500 chip without saying anything. He has only called the $200 big blind. This is why one of the things I always say in my little rules speach before the final table is "please announce all your raises".