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Ruling! #11 – Verbally Binding

The Scenario During a hand Player A announces “all-in” and moves his stack forward. Player B then repeats this and says "all-in" in a quiet puzzled tone as he considers why he's...

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Ruling! #10 – Phone a Friend

The Scenario In a cash game a player talked on his phone throughout the night. He would whisper into the phone and pause when he played. I was sitting to his immediate...

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Ruling! #9 – The Blinds Went Up

The Scenario In a poker tournament where the blinds just went up from 500/1,000 to 1,000/2,000, Player A placed $1,000 into the pot, Player B quickly said, “call” and also placed $1,000...

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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...

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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...

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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.”...

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