In the tournament play . . . . . . after the flop was dealt the player A bets 3000 , the only remaining player (player B) calls. The player B is novice and does not know
all the rules of poker. Neither of the players is all-in. Right after the player B makes a call he exposes his cards and pushes them forward over the betting line.
The player A started to shout, that players B hand is dead , because it was folded.
Shortly after I came to the table. The dealer explained to me what happend. When I came to the table, the player B was holding to his cards and they were placed
behind the betting line, next to his remaining stack. I have explained to the player B, that he should not expose his cards until he is asked by dealer to do so or he might
recieve a penalty. However I have ruled his hand live and let him to finish the game with a disadvantage of playing with exposed cards. I have told to the player A, that player B
was not facing any bet at the time he exposed his hand. The dealer did not warn him to keep his cards outside of betting area and do not expose them.
Player A bet after the turn and player B folded, however later on the player A was complaining that my decision was not right.
Can you please share your opinions on this situation. Thank you
Regards RobinK