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Before his hand is discarded
for any reason, the opener must prove that he held sufficient strength
to justify opening the pot. If the opener's hand is in the showdown,
he must show his entire hand and may add his discards, if necessary,
to indicate which original cards represented his openers.
If the opening bet is not called, or if the opener drops after opening,
or if the opener makes the only bet after the draw and is not called,
he must show face up enough cards (combined with his discards) to
prove that he held openers, and he must show his other cards face
down to prove that he held no more than five cards. Inability to
prove openers is subject to penalty-see "false openers"
below.
False openers. If the opener cannot prove on demand that he held
openers, his hand is fouled. If all other players have dropped,
each other player may withdraw from the pot any chips, except his
ante, that he has contributed. The antes and any chips contributed
by the opener remain for the next deal.
If, at any time before the bets in the first betting interval are
equalized, the opener announces voluntarily that he does not have
openers, all bets except antes and except the opener's chips are
withdrawn from the pot. The players in turn to the opener's left
may open. If no one opens, the remaining chips go over to the next
deal. If anyone opens, the false opener may play, but chips he previously
put in the pot are forfeited.
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