I was in a tournament game & I was short stack. I went all in and 3 players called preflop. (Not that it matters, but the blinds were 500 and I only had 400 total so it was not a huge jump and not a surprise that three of the four remaining players called. I figured it was my best chance to double or triple up). Anyways, the flop was 5 5 10 and I was holding A 5. The comment was made that I didn't need to keep my hand covered since I was all in. Another player chimed in a said you might as well just turn them over.... not thinking, I did. The dealer quickly grabbed them and flipped them over but two of the three players said that they saw them. So we just flipped them over so that ALL players had an equal playing field.
My question isn't was I wrong to show.... I know I screwed up. But what's the rule for that? My hand was allowed to play & I won the main pot with trips & 2 players went to the showdown for the side pot.... what would have happened in a casino?
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