Hello to all
I actually thought that I was responding and sticking my "two cents in," too much. I can't help it I'm getting addicted to this forum. A couple interesting issues; If a player has one minute to respond after being put on the clock, then maybe we can insist that a player that acts on their hand and walks away must return to their seat within the same timeframe. As far as turning over the cards of an absent player, unthinkable! A good dealer is trained to never expose a hand that is face down on the table, unless it is at the explicit request of the owner of the hand (who is absent), or at the request of the would be winner of the hand. I think that these celebrity players, with TV cameras rolling, have bent the rules a little too much. It's kind of like trying to impose executive priveledge on us mortals. Nixon and Clinton tried and lost, maybe we need to insist that the rules are for all who play the game. Players must stay close to their seat, please lets not put a distance on it or the next thing you know we'll be passing out tape measures to our floor persons and TDs.
I like rule #23......stay in your seat.
Nick C