Hello fellow TDA members.
First of all, I would like to congratulate Matt, Linda, Jan and Dave for all the hard work that they have put in to poker over the course of their careers. They are pioneers, and their guidance has certainly helped me in my quest to become a part of this great industry.
Secondly, I have a question I would like to discuss with everyone.
I recently took the TDA exam that they have online, (yes I passed), but felt that there was one particular question that could be interpreted in a different manner than that which it was.
While I am unable to remember the question verbatim, I do recall the basic principles of the question.
The question states that a player has moved all in, and her cards were now mucked. Either willingly or by the dealer, I don't believe it stated how. Either way, the players hand was retrievable from the muck and could be verified.
The question is, what is the status of that hand?
Are they entitled to the pot? Is the hand live?
From my standpoint, I like to say that you can never kill an ALL-IN hand. Reason being primarily to avoid any chance of collusion. Let's say for example that player A and player B are playing as a team. Player A has a big stack, and player B has a short stack. Player A is first to act in a multi-way pot with Player B being last to act. Player A moves All-In. Action folds around to Player B who then also moves All-In(Call). Player A now mucks his hand, and therefore dumps chips to Player B. Surely this is not possible, and this is also one of the primary reasons why all cards must be turned face up in any All-In and call situation, to avoid collusion.
I felt that in the question posed, because the hand was retrievable, then it had to be live. This was not the correct answer.
Please discuss.
Cheers from down under!
HUX