Re: \"All in?\" asked as a question, not a statement - ruling?
Anyone who says "All in" or "Call" or "Check" in a no limit or game (or in a pot limit game, adding "Pot" to the list) when it’s their turn to act, gets to have this be their action. I don't care if they say it was a question or not.
Hell, I don't know how it is where the rest of you play, but in Northern California, half the players speak English as a second language, and expecting them to distinguish that the words constitute a question rather than an action is not reasonable.
Verbal actions are binding. If a player is going to say something that can easily be misconstrued as an action, then he has no one to blame, other than himself. If they want to question what the action is, use complete sentences. It’s not like they’re sending a text message here. Adding the words “Did he …” or “Did he say …” in front is not that hard.
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