Re: Oversized Chip
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I'm well aware of the fact that placing a single oversized chip into the pot constitutes a call unless stated otherwise verbally. However, while playing at the newly opened Wheeling Island poker room, I ran into a situation where I was unsure of what the proper rule was.
I was playing 1/2 NL and was in one of the blinds. There were no raises preflop so the pot was pretty small, so on the flop I decided to bet $5. I was opening the betting and placed a single $5 chip into the pot. I normally announce what I'm doing verbally, but it didn't seem necessary here. I think someone followed suit by calling with a red chip, and then somebody called by using 2 white chips. Somehow my oversized chip seemed to constitute the minimum bet since I didn't say anything. I was confused for a second and didn't protest as I was trying to figure out what happened. The action progressed before I got a chance to say anything, and I didn't think it was that big a deal at the time anyway. Is this a normal rule or is it a case of a newbie dealer mistake?
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Dealer mistake, or being a new room it could be a rule mistake. When you are creating the action an over sized chip is the max bet up to the size of the chip, when facing action an over sized chip is a call.
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