Ruling! #8 – An Abandoned Pot
The Scenario While playing in a poker tournament, three players were all-in. Player A held , Player B held , and Player C held . The flop came , at which point...
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Ruling! #7 – Two Burn Cards Before the Flop
The Scenario During the deal a card is exposed and is swapped for the top card, and the exposed card becomes the first burn card. The hand continues, and after the flop,...
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Ruling! #6 – I See You… Are Very Strong
The Scenario Two players are involved in a hand. After the river player A makes a large bet, and player B says "I see you," but before he places his chips in...
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Ruling! #5 – Where Are My chips?
The Scenario A player wins a nice pot and he drags the pot toward his remaining chip stack. Shortly afterward, the player to his left says "Where are my chips?" and it...
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Ruling! #4 – Showing for a Reaction
The Scenario A player is all-in and everyone folds except one player who considers calling. He verbally declares that he has a pair of 10's. The all-in player remains silent, and the...
Ruling! #3 – Three Hole Cards
The Scenario In a nine-handed game, four players limp in, so player eight decides to limp in without looking at his cards. Player nine, who is short-stacked moves all in. A sequence...
Ruling! #2 – I Guess You Got Me
The Scenario At the river during a big hand I made an all-in bet and the girl I bet lifted her cards in the air and said, “I guess you got me.”...
Ruling! #1 – Is a Mucked Hand a Dead Hand?
The Scenario I was playing in a poker tournament against an aggressive opponent who was on the button when I was in the big blind. All the players folded to him and...
