Re: Just want to make sure about this ruling...
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What does it mean to say "call" if you're facing no action? Can you legitimately call 0? I've always been taught my choices if facing no action are "check, bet, or bluff" (and it's damn funny each and every time a dealer says this). I'm not sure calling 0 is allowed, in which case you may as well have said "horsebiscuits" as to have said "call".
As for "verbal is binding", well... yes and no. If you've already made a wager, verbal ain't binding. It's what you do FIRST that wins. If you put out 8 chips, pulled your hand back, and said "call", it doesn't matter; you put the 8 chips out and that was the bet. If you said "call" and then put out 8 chips, your verbal wins, though we still gotta figure out what it means to call facing no action.
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When not facing action I normally translate "call" to mean "I am new to poker, want to put some chips out there and used the wrong word."
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