tournament rule question

[The_Gunt]

You can find the rules here:


These seem to fit the question the best.

68. Verbally disclosing the contents of your hand or advising a player how to play a hand may result in a penalty, in Harrah’s discretion.

66. A player who exposes his or her cards during the play may incur a penalty, but will not have his or her hand killed.

65. Players are obligated to protect the other players in the tournament at all times. Discussing cards discarded or hand possibilities is not allowed.

38. Penalties: A penalty MAY be invoked if a player exposes any card with action pending, if a card(s) goes off the table, if soft-play occurs, or similar incidents take place. Penalties WILL be invoked in cases of abuse, disruptive behavior, or similar incidents. All penalties will be issued in Harrah’s sole discretion.

[Talking Poker]

At the 2004 WSOP, I saw - with my own two eyes - a woman show here hand before the action was over. I forget the exact circumstances, but I think she was screwed up about who was all in and what action was left behind her. This put the THIRD player (the guy behind here) in quite a bind, and he ended up folding a hand that he probably would have called with whe he saw her hand (she had KK or something like that). Naturally, the first guy wasn't happy at all about all this.

In any case, the floor was called over to make a decision. Her hand was still live, but she was given a 10 minute penalty immediately afterwards.

[Zybomb]

From what I understand, at the WSOP if you reveal information about your hand, you CAN be penalized at the directors discretion. I dont believe its mandatory, but just like folding out of turn, it's looked down upon regardless. Im pretty sure this goes for both if you bet and an opponent is considering action, or if an opponent has bet and you are considering action and are trying to get a read. The penalty would probably vary based on the circumstances, but at the WSOP they do have the option of enforcing it should this occur.