A player never "chooses" which five cards to play. When he flips his cards up, his best possible hand is what plays.
It should be the same for a home game. But that raises a interesting question. What if in a home game a player tables his hand but doesn't realize he has a straight and announces a pair (seen it happen before). His opponent has 2 pair. You are at the table but not in the hand. Should you say something?
It should be the same for a home game. But that raises a interesting question. What if in a home game a player tables his hand but doesn't realize he has a straight and announces a pair (seen it happen before). His opponent has 2 pair. You are at the table but not in the hand. Should you say something?
It is EVERY players responsibility to announce when something is wrong - this is in every rule book, you should say something
In a chess tournament, no one other than the players is allowed to say anything, even if you witness an illegal move. Seems like poker should have the same responsibility to leave it to the players in the hand.
Sometimes online, they deal it so fast, it's hard to figure out why you lost or won. Practically every tournament I'm in, at some point I say to myself, "Wait, what just happened?" Then I have to do a hand replay to figure it out.
Counterfeiting seems like it surprises a lot of new players, and having the same hand with a better kicker can be tricky, too.
yes - when I say every player I mean of the players playing at the table who were dealt a hand, all of whom are active players in the game, just not necessarily that hand, not any of the railers - again this is in every poker rule book
in chess, everyone except the two players playing are railbirds and should never say anything - except if there is a judge or TD
That makes sense. Is there an official poker tournament rules book? If so, I'd like to get it. I have the USCF Official Chess Rules.
Most poker rooms, for tournaments, will go by TDA (Tournament Directors Association) - some people get confused thinking these are rules for cash games - THEY ARE NOT
When WSOP says "Live Action" - do they mean Cash?