We have recently encountered a scenario in a tournament that raises some interesting questions regarding rule interpretation.
Case for analysis:
Hand Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSzzmGoGYegFinal Table Texas Hold'em NL Tournament / 4 players remaining
Blinds 40k/80K/BB Ante 80k
KAWACHY UTG: CALL 80K
ALDO BTN: CALL 80K
KEVIN SB: CALL 80K
JESUS BB: CHECK
FLOP: Kd8h2s
KEVIN SB: CHECK
JESUS BB: CHECK
KAWACHY UTG: CHECK
ALDO BTN: CHECK
TURN: 2d
KEVIN SB: CHECK
JESUS BB: BET 110K
KAWACHY UTG: CALL 110K
ALDO BTN: FOLD
KEVIN SB: PUTS 210K (The Dealer doesn't notice and proceeds to open the River)
RIVER: As
KEVIN SB: CHECK
JESUS BB: CHECK
KAWACHY UTG: He's counting chips to bet
15 seconds after noticing the error...
JESUS BB: Asks, so what did you want to do? Referring to the small, he tells him and tells the dealer, you put two 100k chips.
At that moment the hand is stopped, it is confirmed that SB had put $210k and the Floor is called.
The Floor decides to take the River as a Premature River and returns the actions to the turn, putting the Ace back into the deck and reshuffling before finishing the actions.
KEVIN SB: PUTS 220K
JESUS BB: CALL 210K
KAWACHY UTG: FOLD
RIVER: 7c
KEVIN SB: CHECK
JESUS BB: CHECK
How would you define this case?
Considering that the SB, who inadvertently "made the raise," did not realize the error, could this indicate that the SB had no intention of raising and simply made a mistake in placing the chips?
Is possible that the BB was attempting to gain an advantage by waiting 15 seconds before pointing out the SB's error, Would this be a sufficient argument to keep the river card and not interpret it as a premature river?