Time for my KITN at the Venetian - and a good lesson

[BogusRogus]

Had a great time last week at the ventian playing a little 4-8 limit and a hair of 1-2nl. I even had the great opportunity to play a few hands with Al capone Jr, which was entertaining of course!

So on one late night, I was dealt K9 and ended up in a pot to the river with two other players. Board was K,Q,10,2,river Jack... I am on the button. Player to my left leads the river bet for 8. I look up and see my opponent all the way across the table put 8 chips in front of him and stop. I then say "call" and begin stacking my eight chips out (fairly certain that I'm beat - but might as well pay it off). The player to my left then announces, much to my suprise "re raise" and stacks out a total of 24 followed by an immidiate "reraise" from my opponent across the table to 32 (who still only had eight chips out in front of him). I have that bewildered look and say to the table I was just calling the eight in front of my cross table opponent. Everyone down at that end of the table said they heard him orginally say "raise" and the dealer confirms this, that she is "pretty sure" she heard him same raise. The player to my left, understanding exactly what just happened and what hand I must have, goes on a tirad of "verbal bets are binding and you said Call". I then very politely and without saying a word, pull back my eight chips and muck my cards - much to the uproar that now ensues (lol). I know the floor will now be comming!

I of course do not get a chance to plead my case at all and the dealer explains the action to the floor who commits me to the 16, digs my cards out of the muck and gives them back to me ????? I think for about two seconds and then muck...

Player to my left now says "I guess now that your out there is no need to reraise" and simply calls and they split the pot with the Ace.

The point of this, is that I guess I should have never said "call" and just stacked out eight chips to match my cross table opponent and my "verbal binding" call would not have occured...

A good lesson ;}