Re: ** WSOP ME, $10,000 NLHE, Day 2B, Wed. July 11 **
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"Do you have the king?" Tommy Giampaolo was asked.
"Yeah, I have the king," Tommy G replied.
A king had landed on the turn and Tommy's opponent mucked after asking. Much to the surprise of Tommy G, the floor was called over for a ruling. Tommy G was informed that he's not allowed to actually disclose to anyone at the table what his actual hand is. For doing so, he was given a 9-hand penalty.
"Had you told a lie about the hand, that would have been okay," the floor staff informed him.
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Why does this rule exist? I understand that you can't reveal your hand to just one player, but why when the hand is announced to the entire table? Is this standard or just for the WSOP?
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