Generally you aren't allowed to show your cards during a hand while in tourney play, but of course every house has their own rules, and if it's allowed, it can be an effective tool.
It's fairly standard to be allowed to "table" your hand in a cash game - many people do it in an attempt at seeing their opponents reaction if they flip over aces or some other solid hand.
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Whether he likes it or not, a man’s character is stripped at the poker table; if the other players read him better than he does, he has only himself to blame. Unless he is both able and prepared to see himself as others do, flaws and all, he will be a loser in cards, as in life. ~Anthony Holden
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