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POKER TOURNAMENT RULES QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS => Poker TDA Rules & Procedures Questions, General => Topic started by: Chubby9811 on March 14, 2024, 05:35:14 PM
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Tournament is down to 5/269. Player A moves all in, Player B calls all in. Player A tables their hand, AsKc. Player B starts to table their hand and it catches the felt and both cards start to fly off table, video review shows that Player B did nothing out of ordinary and was attempting to table the hand appropriately. Player B is able to stop 1 card and it lands face up on the rail. Card 2 goes past rail, Player B catches the card in his hand, just above his lap.
Dealer unable to identify the two cards - other than they were both hearts.
Cards were AhQh.
What would you rule and why?
Thanks
Don Tinordi
Poker Manager - ACE Poker Room - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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It plays.
To kill the hand on a technicality is a mistake - particularly since the TDA is trying to get away from the ability to win based on a technicality.
If the player was attempting to do something stupid or fancy when tabling, then they can be given a warning. But the post indicates the opposite - the player was attempting to properly table the cards. Therefore, they should be retrieved and tabled, and the hand played out.
If you somehow think a card switch occurred, play out the hand, then verify that the deck is legit before awarding the pot. (A DeckMate 2 can do this in about 15 seconds...)
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Welcome Chubby9811
I agree with David.