The Showdown:
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.
Cards speak (cards read for themselves). The dealer may assist in reading hands, but players are responsible for holding onto their cards until the winner is declared. Although verbal declarations as to the contents of a hand are not binding, deliberately miscalling a hand with the intent of causing another player to discard a winning hand is unethical and may result in forfeiture of the pot.

Any player, dealer, or floorperson who sees an incorrect amount of chips put into the pot, or an error about to be made in awarding a pot, has an ethical obligation to point out the error. Please help us keep mistakes of this nature to a minimum.

All losing hands will be killed by the dealer before the pot is awarded.

Any player who has been dealt in may request to see any hand that has been called, even if the opponent's hand or the winning hand has been mucked. However, this is a privilege that may be revoked if abused. If a player other than the pot winner asks to see a hand that has been folded, that hand is dead. If the winning player asks to see a losing player's hand, both are live, and the best hand wins. This rule is subject to circumstance, or in other words, situational. Here are some examples to give you a better idea.

example 1:Two players on the river. Player A bets, player B calls. Player B has a right to see player A's holecards before player B shows their hand.

example 2:Three players on the river. Player A checks, player B bets, player C calls, as does player A. Player B is the first one obligated to show down their hand, followed by player C, then player A. If player B shows down a hand that beats player C, then player C has the right to muck, and player A should not ask to see player C's hole cards if they beat player B.

Every player has the right to muck their hand, and in general the right to muck will take precedence over the right to see. Please don't slowroll, refer to sure fire ways...rule number eight (8).

Show one, show all. 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 the right to see those cards. During a deal, if cards are shown to an active player who might have a further wagering decision on that betting round must immediately be shown all 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 down 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. 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.

If everyone checks (or is all-in) on the final betting round, the player who acted first is the first to show the hand. If there is wagering on the final betting round, the last player to take aggressive action by a bet or a raise is the one to show down the hand. In order to speed up the game, a player holding a probable winner is encouraged to show the hand without delay. If there is a side pot, players involved in the side pot should their hands before anyone who is all-in for only the main pot.

Most rule sets do not allow the showing of hole cards to elicit information from another player. The house rule here is that if there are only 2 players (heads up) that can take further action on a hand, you are fully entitled to show any number of your hole cards to your opponent before the betting is complete. If there are more than one polayer beside yourself that may take further action on the hand, this is not allowed and your exposed cards will be ruled dead, and shown to all players then thrown in the muck. Discussing your cards will be considered the same as showing them, at the discression of the director.