Re: Very questionable floor decision at the Gold Strike
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The kid says "I put you all-in". I can understand that he may be confused. Of course, the verbal statement could be binding, but at the very least it would be a raise. Therefore, wouldn't the correct ruling be: "We understand that you did not realize the cash would be in play. Either min-raise to $60 total or be all-in."
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The correct ruling would be "There was a gross misunderstanding as to the amount of money in play. Now that the misunderstanidng has been cleared up the player should act on his hand."
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Randy:
Obviously, you know far more than I do about casino poker, but this decision in this instance strikes me as being outrageously unfair to our AA player, and unfairly benefitting the AJ player for not knowing the rules.
I thought this rule was more for a situation where someone has big denomination chips hidden behind a stack of redbirds, or for a case where a player is asked for a count and given an incorrect number. It seems to me that part of protecting your hand is to know how much you're pushing when you say "I push you all in".
Now, I should also say that my assumption is that the $100 bill was in plain site, not folded up and hidden behind a stack of chips. If that's the case, I lean more towards what you're saying.
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