A bit more on Forward Motion!
I'm trying to get a better handle on how to treat forward motion!
I believe we have discussed that TDA does not recognize forward motion, but instead tends to honor chip release.
Given that, I think it is also natural to bind forward motion if the TD believes that the player is shooting an angle.
However, what do you all think of a situation in which a player who has initiated forward motion but has not released his chips, who then pulls those chips back based on comments from his opponent?
Specifically:
Player A bets 6000 on the river.
Player B thinks and appears to be ready to call by cutting 6 1000 chips, picking them up.
Then, as Player B begins the forward motion, Player A announces "two pair"
Determining that if what he hears is correct, Player B realizes that he is beat and retracts his chips!
The players call the TD for a ruling!
How would you rule, given that Player B was not shooting an angle but was acting on "premature" information from his opponent?
As an aside, some too argue that Player A was also negligent by "talking about the hand" during the play of the hand.
Thanks for your input!