You obviously don't play Poker do you Bry? The winner always shows his hand if atleast one person called him at the end. Everyone at the table gets to see it if he is called, not just the players that stayed to the end. If you play a draw type game like Jacks or Better, the opener must show his hand when the game is over even if he's not involved in the showdown. This being the case, atleast when I play Poker as you might play it differently, I think you'll need to use another game for your anaolgy in the previous post as the principal is not showing in your argument at all.