Re: You make the call
I'd rule that everyone gets kicked in the nuts. Square.
The player who "confirmed" and the player who "claimed" the J6 both get an extra nut-kicking for being such morons, and for talking about the hand while action is pending.
The player who folded the best hand gets only a single nut-kicking, but he still gets one anyway for not properly protecting his hand (you NEVER take someone's word, you always want to see the hand).
Because of the unusual interference, the floor should probably award the pot to the 62, but I wouldn't count on this happening very often.
Both the players who opened their big mouths during the hand should probably receive (at the minimum) a 20 minute time-out in addition to their multiple nut-kickings.
It's just an ugly situation. There isn't a "best choice" for a solution. I'm wondering why the dealer felt sitting on his hands and saying nothing was the best choice here, another nut-kicking is probably in order there too.
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