“All-in”

May 21, 2008 by lnufnu.

I was in a tournament the other day when player A declares she is all-in and pushes her chips forward.  Player B (the only other player still in the hand) states, “I guess if you’re all-in (emphasis in the tone of his voice when stating the words “ALL-IN”) then I am all-out.”  Player B then throws his cards into the muck pile.  The dealer told player B that he had declared “All-in” and retrieved his cards and turned them over.  Player B told the dealer that he never said that he was all-in and repeated what he had originally stated.  The dealer said that he said the words “all-in” and told him that was his ruling. 

Player B obviously became very upset.  Everyone at the table, including Player A, all told the dealer that player B was right and that he never declared that he was all-in.  The dealer called the TD over.  After hearing both sides the TD made a ruling that since player B said the words, “all-in” that he was in fact all-in and made him put his chips out.  Obviously, player A won the hand and player B lost his mind.

Any thoughts on this?

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