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In a Big Blind Ante tournament, if a player in the big blind doesn't have enough chips to cover both the big blind and the Ante, the Ante is paid first. This is because the Ante is considered a pre-hand obligation, similar to the traditional Ante that every player used to put in before cards were dealt.

When a player only has enough chips to cover the Ante, it means they can only play for the Ante pot and not for the blind pot. Similarly, if a player only has enough chips to cover the Ante in a Big Blind Ante tournament, they can only play for that value and not for the full blind amount.
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Welcome...Ralf009

If I were in charge, the simple solution would be to confront that player before the game begins. You said he has done this on numerous occasions.

WARNING: Next time,  chips moving forward, on your turn to act, can not be retracted.

You might also warn other players to always wait for the action in front of them to be completed before any reaction, including a fold!
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2024 POKER TDA SUMMIT XI / what are the hot topics for this year?
« Last post by JasperToo on May 07, 2024, 10:45:19 AM »
What are the hot topics for this year??
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2024 POKER TDA SUMMIT XI / Re: Registration is now open
« Last post by JasperToo on May 07, 2024, 10:20:09 AM »
When is the TDA tournament?  Any special room rates available this year?
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Ralf -
You could have started a new thread, but whatever.


For the first case, some card rooms have a rule that any chips that cross the line, or go forward past the cards when there is no line, is the bet. I assume you don’t have that rule.

Without that rule, I would say that forward motion with chips indicates an intended bet. Bringing all the chips back forces a minimum bet. Not sure what kind of warning or penalty should be given.

Remind the other player, and the rest of the table, “and that’s why we don’t take action until the prior players action is complete.”


For your second case, I would say that “all in? (question)” can be interpreted as “I’m going all in. You gonna call?” It’s still a question, and would rule it as an all in. Anything else would be angle shooting or trying to get a read, etc.

I will give a penalty to both players, as well as write up to the Dealer for allowing a pot to be awarded when there was a discrepancy that the floor has not had a chance to take a look at.
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Hi Guys, this looks like the most recent topic regarding forward motion so i'm going to ask my question here. We have a poker club, all self deal events, buyins €25 to  €50, fields between 100 and 300 entries to give you an idea what were doing.

We have a player who has been caught doing the following multiple times (in different events): On the river when he is heads up he takes all of his remaining chips clearly moving them forward in his hand across the betting line and than when he notices his opponent reaching for chips or even saying call in one case he rethinks his actions and takes his chips back.

Where would you guys draw the line regarding what is allowed and what not? and what kind of penalty would be given ?

In another case the player is also heads up on the river and he says "all-in?" telling us it was his goal to ask if the player would go all-in... only did the other player not receive it as a question but as an actual declaration of all-in and snapcalls with the nuts. Rest of the table heard the words all-in as well and he just claimed it was all-in? as a question? ever had this case happen? As floor in this case i couldn't do anything since they called me to the table while all cards were already discarded and neither of the 2 players actually tabled their hand. So the 2nd person just took the pot and agreed not to get the remaining chips of the other player
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Live Cash Game Rules Questions / Re: Dealer error: do we force player to pay?
« Last post by Nick C on April 20, 2024, 05:38:07 AM »
There are many other rulesets for poker.
 Show me another that puts all the responsibility of an inaccurate call amount on the calling player,?


49: Accepted Action
Poker is a game of alert, continuous observation. It is the caller’s responsibility to determine the correct amount of an opponent’s bet before calling, regardless of what is stated by others. If a caller requests a count but receives incorrect information from a dealer or player, then pushes out that amount or declares call, the caller has accepted the full correct action and is subject to the correct wager or all-in amount. As with all situations, Rule 1 may apply at TD’s discretion. See also RP-12.

A calling player, given the incorrect amount from the bettor or the dealer, after asking:  "How much is it to call?"   

Are you really going to apply Accepted Action?

I believe you should take a closer look at the rule and pay more attention to the last two sentences.

          As with all situations, Rule 1 may apply at TD’s discretion. See also RP-12.
                     
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Live Cash Game Rules Questions / Re: Dealer error: do we force player to pay?
« Last post by Dave Miller on April 19, 2024, 10:01:51 PM »
Nick, I respectfully disagree. Without that rule, you open the game up to angle shooting.

Bottom line, know the rules, and know the action.
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Live Cash Game Rules Questions / Re: Dealer error: do we force player to pay?
« Last post by Nick C on April 19, 2024, 03:16:20 PM »
Brooks,
 
Sorry, I don't agree with you on this one. There are times when common sense should overrule an obvious mistake.
Forcing a player to pay up and surrender his hand is a little too severe.

Some day you will be making a bluff, and because of this ridiculous rule, a player who had no intention of calling your raise, will be forced to call you and beat you!

There's too much here to try to cover but some rules from the past should have been left alone!
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Live Cash Game Rules Questions / Re: Dealer error: do we force player to pay?
« Last post by BROOKS on April 16, 2024, 09:39:53 PM »
Regardless of what the dealer says the bet is, if a player whose turn it is to act, says "I call", they are calling whatever the actual bet is.

Once that player said call, they are committed to calling the amount of the bet. Mucking his cards does not change anything. He owes the 125, and his hand is dead.

49: Accepted Action
Poker is a game of alert, continuous observation. It is the caller’s responsibility to determine the correct amount of an opponent’s bet before calling, regardless of what is stated by others. If a caller requests a count but receives incorrect information from a dealer or player, then pushes out that amount or declares call, the caller has accepted the full correct action and is subject to the correct wager or all-in amount. As with all situations, Rule 1 may apply at TD’s discretion. See also RP-12.
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