A quite common scenario occurred tonight which in this case had no ill effects, but it got me thinking a what if!
Relatively short stack pushes ali-in midway thru tournament but still has enough chips for the big stack not to insta-call. Big stack playfully flashes 8-5 offuit and asks "can you beat this?" While still holding cards but looking like she's gonna muck. Short stack shows AK and big stack mucks. What if big stack didn't muck, but instead called? The purpose being she now sees she's live and is not facing an overpair. I think the hands are still live, but what penalties would you invoke to either of them? (Using rules 1 and 50 I presume)
50: Penalties and Disqualification
A penalty may be invoked if a player exposes any card with action pending, throws a card off the table, violates the one-player-to-a-hand rule, or similar incidents occur. Penalties will be invoked in cases of soft play, abuse, disruptive behavior, or cheating. Penalties available to the tournament director include verbal warnings, “missed hand” penalties, and disqualification. Except for a one-hand penalty, missed hand penalties will be assessed as follows: The offender will miss one hand for every player, including the offender, who is at the table when the penalty is given multiplied by the number of rounds specified in the penalty. For the period of the penalty, the offender shall remain away from the table but will continue to be dealt in.
Tournament staff can assess a 1-hand penalty, 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-round penalties or disqualification. A player who is disqualified shall have his or her chips removed from play. Repeat infractions are subject to escalating penalties.