Decision at WPT Gulf Coast Championship FT

[JohnnyGroomsTD]

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In most cases, out of turn action is not binding if the calling amount changes to the player who acted out of turn. In most cases, that amount is predetermined, as the raiser has either stated the raising amount, or has placed the chips in the pot.

That did not happen here. There was no pre set calling amount. RR's mention of the players' use of a certain rule as a "weapon" is exactly the probelm I have here. The rules don't exist for players to use them as a tool to exploit weaker players, or a tool to extract information or chips out of a weaker player. They exist to combat irregularities in procedure, or to prevent certain types of unetical or unsportsmanlike behavior. To use the rule as a means of manipulating another players' action is as "unsportsmanlike" as the original action out of turn.