A Severe Penalty - This hardly seems a fair outcome.
 

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but since it happened at 'Event 12 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed' this seems an appropriate place.

How is this an even remotely fair outcome if the dealer of the broken table confirmed he had ~8000 in chips.


as reported ...

A Severe Penalty
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A table is broken and players disperse to their new seating assignments. An inexperienced player arrives at his new table with about 700 in chips in his hand, puts them on the table, and reaches into his pocket for the rest of his chips (approximately 7000).

The players erupt, saying "You can't put chips in your pocket!"

The floor is called over and dealers on both tables are consulted as to what happened. The dealer on the table that was broken confirms he had approximately 8000. A penalty is warranted, and they rule that the 700 he put on the table will remain in play, but that the chips he put in his pocket will be forfeited.

Re: A Severe Penalty - This hardly seems a fair outcome.
 

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. THAT IS CRAZEEEEEEE

Re: A Severe Penalty - This hardly seems a fair outcome.
 

It sucks extremely bad. But they usually scream those rules out for everyone to hear. Then repeat them when they move everyone from a table. There's nothign that could really be done.

Re: A Severe Penalty - This hardly seems a fair outcome.
 

This is specifically called out in the rules. Chips go in your pocket, their dead.

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Just shows how bad poker players are erupting at this poor kid. Yeah he did something wrong, but if i was at the table i would let it slide if the kid was nervous and stuff.

Re: A Severe Penalty - This hardly seems a fair outcome.
 

I thought the penalty was automatic DQ... Not chip in pocket, chip dead...

Didn't somebody get DQ'd from the main event last year for putting a chip in his pocket?

Re: A Severe Penalty - This hardly seems a fair outcome.
 

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This is specifically called out in the rules. Chips go in your pocket, their dead.

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Venetian is doing this as well. Chips come out of sight, they come out of play. Player can also incour a DQ penalty if the TD so choses.

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Third year in a row something like this has happened,

2 years ago chips went to bathroom
last year dude pockets them
nothing new at least 1 noob a year does it. (should have been a betting line as to the 1st event and chip level it would occur at.

Losing the chips are bad enough, but now he can't even keep the ones in his pockets as souvenirs.

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I thought the penalty was automatic DQ... Not chip in pocket, chip dead...


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I'm surprised it wasn't a DQ. This rule is taken very seriiously by TDs.

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I thought the penalty was automatic DQ... Not chip in pocket, chip dead...

Didn't somebody get DQ'd from the main event last year for putting a chip in his pocket?

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Looks like you might be right about the DQ. Maybe that was the 'break' that the kid got.

63. All chips must be visible at all times. Players may not hold or transport tournament chips in any manner that takes them out of view. A player who does so will forfeit the chips and face disqualification. The forfeited chips will be taken out of play.