Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
09-26-2007, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 459
Re: Aussie Millions
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That's the middle of Summertime there, right?
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correct.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-25-2007, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 280
Re: Deliberately Mucking Another Hand
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I related this story to an aquaintance, who tells me that he often mucks the hands of people who hold up the game. He sees no problem with it, and figures the players deserve it for not...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-25-2007, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 197
Re: Need help with ruling
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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...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-24-2007, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 197
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...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-24-2007, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 197
Re: Need help with ruling
I like your reasoning. If only more people would try to understand the principles behind rulings rather than just being able to quote a rule.
Having said that, my verdict would be:
Case 1: ...
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
07-20-2007, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 360
Re: Suppose Tipping Poker Dealers Was Illegal
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How large of an event was this? Do they have to hire temp dealers for it? The underlying problem with the WSOP is that it is so big that they have to get dealers from somewhere. ...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-24-2007, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 150
Re: Weird Floor Decision at Wynn
I think it's a little unfair to say that dealer cannot perform a count if requested (meaning that the player must do it if requested, and the dealer cannot interfere). Is that what is being implied...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-23-2007, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 246
Re: me vs dealer at wynn
It's one thing to require a player to protect their hand. It's another thing for a dealer to use that as an excuse for poor customer service.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-22-2007, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 150
Re: Weird Floor Decision at Wynn
On the turn, you should probably have asked for a count before calling. Mind you, hindsight is 20/20. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
I think that provided all the chips were in plain view, you...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-22-2007, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 237
Re: Floor!!!
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Obviously there's no way to settle this. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
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nh
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-22-2007, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 83
Re: Am I Wrong
What were all the other players at the table doing at the time?
All players at the table (whether they are in the hand or not) have an ethical responsibility to alert the dealer or floor to any...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-21-2007, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 104
Re: New dealer makes rake mistake... call floor?
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If I was the next dealer pushing in I'd just give you 2 dollars from my tray and then get that back from what would have been the next 2 dollars I'd rake. But I'm sure that violates every...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-20-2007, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-20-2007, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 49
Re: whats the ruling?
Take the river card back, complete the action on the turn betting round, reshuffle the card in with the stub and re-deal the river without burning a card. This is the ruling at Crown in Melbourne,...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-20-2007, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 57
Re: who can call for the clock in a tournament?
TDA Rule 5 - Calling For A Clock
Once a reasonable amount of time has passed and a clock is called for, a player will be given a maximum of one minute to make a decision. If action has not been...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-19-2007, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-19-2007, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-19-2007, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-19-2007, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-19-2007, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-19-2007, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-19-2007, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-19-2007, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 153
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-17-2007, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 95
Re: What\'s the correct ruling on this situation?
A couple of points I should probably add to all this.
Firstly, the floor can almost never go wrong by ruling that if there is only one player left with cards, they get the pot. You can apply this...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-16-2007, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 95
Re: What\'s the correct ruling on this situation?
I think one of the most important lessons here is that a hand is never mucked until it's actually in the muck. Rulings on this do vary from place to place, but a hand that a) hasn't been properly...
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