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Allin player leaves during a hand???
Hello All,
First post here and would love some insight…Do other poker rooms have a specific rule that covers players being at the table for the duration of a hand to be eligible to win a pot?
Scenario — No laughing now….(cash game 5/5 NL 100-500 spread)Player A allin preflop with 9d10c called by Player B with KcKs. Pot size is about $200.
Both hands are tabled and dealer deals flop (lets say rags 2d 5d 5h) at which point Player A decides he cannot win and leaves the poker pit, and then the casino (exit is close by)…
Unobservant dealer is not even aware that the player has left, deals the turn (a diamond) and the river (another diamond)…and then ships the pot to Player B at which point it is noticed there are 4 diamonds on the board and the raggedy Player A 9d10c wouldve won the pot!
We have no specific Poker rule that states what happens but there is a Poker etiquette policy (which may or may not have any legal standing)which states players must be at the table for the duration of a hand to be eligible to win the pot.
We do have a get out of jail rule which says “In the event that a situation is not covered under the rules of Poker, then the casino managament will make a fair and equitable decision that protects the integrity of the game of Poker.
So Question……Who would win the pot?? Does a casino have a responsibility to keep the money that “wouldve” been won by Player A and make every effort to locate him.
Poker Supervisor decision was to give the pot to the only eligible Player at the table in this case was Player B even though he had the losing hand per se…The argument was that Player A had abandoned his hand and therefore any chance of winning the pot and soon as he left the Poker Room (of his own accord)
Thanks for any insight…
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August 29, 2008 at 3:24 pm
IMO there is no set rule on this. Both players have paid to go to a showdown and at that point neither can technically “fold”, we are mandated to turn the cards face up, deal out the river, and cards read.
So, IMO, we technically have an “abandoned jackpot”. It’s as if somebody put 100 bucks on 12 on the crap table and walked away, then 12 rolled….
So I’d look at it based on a logical checklist:
1) Is there a State Gaming Commission rule on abandoned jackpots? Perhaps there’s a charity fund or something, if so the jackpot may belong there.
2) If this is a tournament then what do you do when someone doesn’t return for their stack ? Do you blind it off, or take if off the table and hold it in Treasury in case the guy comes back?… if so you might want to follow those procedures here…
But I honestly can’t come up with a good reason for awarding it to the losing hand.