Showdown (poker)
1) The point in a hand, after all the betting is over, at
which the players turn their cards face up for comparison with
all active hands, to determine which hand (or hands in a split-pot
game) wins the pot (and, if there are one or more side pots,
which hand or hands win which side pots). Sometimes called lay
down.
2) A hand of poker played with no draw, and no bet beyond that
made before the deal of the cards. Sometimes this is played
by two or more players for the odd chips they have, or for an
amount that will get one of them even and the others even more
stuck. Often called a hand of showdown. "Okay, fellas,
the three of us are all down about $20. Let's play a hand of
showdown for $10, and then one of us will be even and the other
two will be stuck $30 each."
