[Rottersod]

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Two players in the pot. Player A goes AI. Player B calls. Player A says "you got me" and pushes his cards about an inch forward.

Player B shows a pair of aces and starts raking the pot in. Player A turns over his cards to show he was bluffing.

Player C said "wait a minute, you have a straight."

Player B said that verbal statements are binding and as such the cards were folded.

A ruling was made that since player A had never actually put his cards into the muck pile and that they were still in front of him, the straight is good.

Was this a correct ruling, or not?

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Because player A tabled his cards he wins. It would be different if he had lifted his cards up and showed them to player C who tells him he has a straight. Player A's minor push of his cards and his statement that "you got me" have no bearing.

When I play at a casino and this comes up I always try and wait for the player to muck his cards before I do anything but typically if they says "you got me" they are still going to wait and see what the other player holds before giving up.