Opinions on a live ruling/situation (EPT Barcelona)

[GTDawg]

I read the last few paragraphs of that article a few times to make sure I understood correctly.

Guy #1 gets called by Guy #2. Guy #1 proceeds to be a little bitch and play that "you show first" game even though, by rule, he must show his cards. Guy #1 shows one card and then mucks because he figures that he lost. Guy #2 sees that Guy #1 mucked his hand and shows his cards (which are worse). Guy #1 freaks and grabs his cards after he mucked them to show both cards and try to win the hand.

The author then rails on Guy #2 for being disingenuous and trying to subvert the rules. Seriously?

If you are called by an opponent, show your hand. Don't sit there and waste time. I have had people do that in games against me and it is, by far, the number one thing I hate most at the poker table. You were called, show your hand. I didn't call you to have you muck and let me win anyway. And, to win, show both cards.

If I called my opponent and he showed one card while he mucked his hand...I damn well would expect to win that hand. The other guy mucked.