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Old 09-25-2007, 02:29 AM
Rick Nebiolo Rick Nebiolo is offline
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Default Re: Need help with ruling

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In case 2, another player helped someone read their cards, breaking one player to a hand. Since Player B showed no claim to the hand ("Wait, I think I have a flush"), we can't assume he'd have figured it out in another second or two.

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In Case 2, what did Player B do wrong? If he's going to be penalised by having his hand killed, he deserves to know what crime he has committed.

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Player B didn't commit a crime; he simply overlooked his winning hand and it is highly unlikely he would have retrieved it without help from his neighbor. At some point "one player to a hand" should be enforced. My first post in this threat is an example where it can be enforced fairly. In the other two cases I mentioned Player B either retrieved his hand on his own or could have conceivably figured out he had a winner without the help from a neighbor (since he had possession of his cards).

I've always been a "best hand wins whenever possible" type when I worked the floor or as a NL host. But as mentioned in my follow on Scott Olson at the Bike makes a good case for where to draw the line.

~ Rick
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