It is very possible to win a poker hand without anyone seeing your cards and therein lies the dilemma. There are various schools of thought when it comes to whether or not to show your cards after you win a hand. The decision is completely up to you and you have to decide for yourself. Some thoughts on the subject are outlined here to help you decide how you want to handle your own game play.
When you are playing with a great bluffer and they win and you don’t see their cards, it can be exasperating. You might want to know just so you can determine whether or not you got sucked in to a big bluff. This is one reason that some players don’t want to show you their hand, and they aren’t required to.
On the other hand, you might see their hand, find out they were bluffing and think you have them figured out and can win the next hand. Then, you think that they are bluffing when they bet big again and you are suckered again because they weren’t bluffing this time. The point is, if a player is good at bluffing, you aren’t going to be able to figure them out simply because you know get to see what is in their hand after the hand is over.