All in-play hands will now be visible in All-in scenarios, even in cash games.

PokerStars have updated their software so that all hole cards are now displayed in All-in situations.

Previously only tournaments would immediately show hole cards before running out the board and cash game players would be able to hide their cards, with only the winning hand forced to show.

This has now changed and hole cards in cash games will be displayed in every All-in scenario.

This move would mean that players no longer have to bring up the hand history database to look at what their opponent had. It would also reduce the advantage players with tracking software would have, as that often shows a pop-up of the previous hand on the Heads-Up Display.

There isn't much doubt that this update has the recreational player in mind, reducing any disadvantage they may have from not using tracking software, letting them see the real time odds of their hand on every street and also just making the experience of All-in situations more exciting (and less confusing).

Do you agree with this update? Let us know in the comments.

Barry Carter Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2. Twitter

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