Don't Show Till You Know!
, the original raiser checked, Gowen bet 600, her opponent check-raised to 1,500, and Gowen reraised to 3,500. The other player then turned over his cards, showing two Aces, and said, "I'm pretty much all-in anyway" and announced that he called.Thing is, you can't expose your cards like that, and Gowen would've been within her rights to ask that the other player be penalized. But she didn't press the issue, and after the
hit on the turn, the poker gods smiled down and presented Gowen with the
on the river, winning her the pot. She now has 13,000.