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95%+ of players don't show their cards on a win. For this reason this setting should default to toggled off instead of toggled on. Do I post that in the bugs area or here? It doesn't seem like a bug exactly?

Players don't notice that they can change this setting so the game is extended days longer (in turn based) to allow people to opt out of showing their cards. Over and over again even in heads up play. The in-game settings toggles are a bunch of tiny english language text for non-english speakers so it's also not surprising people might miss this.

I'm assuming that you mean winning without showdown. Cards MUST be shown to win at showdown.

Why should anyone show their cards when folded to? The default setting is correct. Showing your cards after winning without showdown only tells everyone at the table your playing ranges and tendencies. Good players keep them secret and so should you. ; )

Semprini72 wrote: ↑31 July 2026, 02:55 I'm assuming that you mean winning without showdown. Cards MUST be shown to win at showdown.

Why should anyone show their cards when folded to? The default setting is correct. Showing your cards after winning without showdown only tells everyone at the table your playing ranges and tendencies. Good players keep them secret and so should you. ; )

OP is correct. At the moment default is to show your hand (if all other players have folded). In real time games if you do not react within 10 seconds your hand is automatically shown to all players.

Thus one has to confirm each time that you do NOT want to show your hand (one extra click after such hands) or one has to change the setting. But this only holds for the current game. In the next game your hand will be shown again.

Yes I guess I wasn't clear enough. I'm only talking about turn based play.

If it folds to a winner, everyone waits, potentially days, for the winner to opt in or out of showing their hands. There's a toggle setting (for each player once you are in game) to automatically not show cards and move on. But players don't see that, don't translate it, or don't bother. So the toggle should default the other way.

So do I post that in bugs or does that not meet the criteria because it's working as designed?

Oh, I didn't know that. I never play turn based. I played it once, it's unplayable.

jorgeanchovy wrote: ↑31 July 2026, 23:28 Yes I guess I wasn't clear enough. I'm only talking about turn based play.

If it folds to a winner, everyone waits, potentially days, for the winner to opt in or out of showing their hands. There's a toggle setting (for each player once you are in game) to automatically not show cards and move on. But players don't see that, don't translate it, or don't bother. So the toggle should default the other way.

So do I post that in bugs or does that not meet the criteria because it's working as designed?

Bugs and Suggestions are the same at BGA. You can post it there. Pls add a link to your report here - then we can upvote your bug/suggestion.

[Edit:] As I wrote, the same problem also holds in real time games. There it is only seconds, not days, but the game play is very slow anyways. Waiting an extra up to 10 seconds each turn is very tiring.

Yea, there's a bug in BGA's Poker Texas Hold'em. It's called BGA's Poker Texas Hold'em. : P