Simple situation:
Five players remain...final betting round.
Alice bets 500
Bill folds (No pun intended)
Carl calls 500
David calls 500 all-in
Eddy folds.
Because David was all-in does the showdown rule apply for all players to table their hands?
Hello Nick,
Since there is an all-in player at showdown, all live hands must be tabled.
Quote from: Nick C on March 06, 2018, 06:42:04 AM
Simple situation:
Five players remain...final betting round.
Alice bets 500
Bill folds (No pun intended)
Carl calls 500
David calls 500 all-in
Eddy folds.
Because David was all-in does the showdown rule apply for all players to table their hands?
Yes, no further betting is possible because everyone has acted and it's the final round.
Quote from: Boris Mauboussin on March 06, 2018, 12:13:41 PM
Hello Nick,
Since there is an all-in player at showdown, all live hands must be tabled.
I agree. Rule 16:
Quote16: Face Up for All-Ins
All hands will be tabled without delay once a player is all-in and all betting action by all other players in the hand is complete. No player who is either all-in or has called all betting action may muck his or her hand without tabling. All hands in both the main and side pot(s)must be tabled and are live.See Illustration Addendum
Okay, I can certainly agree with that, but how many times does a player announce he or she is all-in when calling? ;D
Quote from: Nick C on March 06, 2018, 04:47:10 PM
Okay, I can certainly agree with that, but how many times does a player announce he or she is all-in when calling? ;D
I believe that that should be the dealer's responsibility to notice and announce that. Or at least announce it when all betting is completed.
I agree. I'd like to see dealers take on a more meaningful role. Nothing like a well-trained dealer taking charge at the tables! :)
Quote from: Nick C on March 06, 2018, 07:07:26 PM
I agree. I'd like to see dealers take on a more meaningful role. Nothing like a well-trained dealer taking charge at the tables! :)
Hire dealers who know how to count. This should do the trick :D
Hi Boris,
Yes but the TDA does not ask dealers to count every bet. Like the song says: "There'll be time enough for counting when the dealings done"! Unfortunately, you might be asking too much for some dealers. Now, the dealers I trained...well that's a different story! ;)
Nick,
I see what you mean.
TDA does not recommend to bring chips to count but dealers can do visual count.