Maine Gambling Casinos and Horse Racing

razor · Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 8

I was playing in a tourney today and had an interesting thing happened.

I had A K, my one opponent had 7 4, he called me all in after he did this the dealer flipped the TURN. We did not know what the proper thing to do was. He wanted to keep going but I didn't want to and mentioned just splitting the pot. He didn't want to so we took a vote and it came down to removing the turn card and resuming betting, I called. He caught the straight and I loss. I don't like not knowing the proper call... did we do anything right or is there a proper ruling?T

lork · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 8

I'm confused. Was this a multi-way pot? Otherwise, because he called your all-in, there should be no more betting.

chris · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

My best guess is that by "called me all in" you meant that he went all-in and you had to decide if you wanted to call with fewer chips than him.

The dealer flipping the "turn" is a little tougher, but I think you might mean the burn card.

If this is what you meant, then there are two possible scenarios, both of which have easy answers.

First, if the burn card was flipped after you called the all-in, then it doesn't make any difference at all. Just burn the card as you normally would and finish the deal. The decisions had already been made.

But, I think you meant that you were still deciding if you wanted to call or not. If that was the case, then the exposed burn card only helped you to decide. Since you didn't want to keep going and he did, then you could just fold.

Since you say you called, I'm still not sure if I'm understanding what you're asking, though.

razor · Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 8

you got the most out of my ramble. I was indeed still trying to decide. Yes I could of folded at this point but thought I had the hand. Sounds like we didn't quite make the right call but one good enought for a home tourney.

Thanks for the input on what the casino would have done.

Thanks for the input guys

pritz · Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

razor,if you truly mean that the dealer exposed the turn card before you had clearly folded, called, or raised (if you had the chips to do so), then you got royally screwed if you were "forced" to call his all-in.

If you did not want to continue after the turn card was exposed, and had not indicated such, you got a free look and should have been free to fold.

I can't see how you were disadvantaged unless somehow they convinced you that you had to call the all in bet.

Please elaborate!!

DeepBlue · Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 9

I'm a little confused, though from my reading of the question I would have to say that if the card on the turn had to be removed for any reason then you should have been able to have requested a split pot as surely the dealer has spoilt whats on the deck?

I'm assuming you mean he flipped as in dropped the turn card face down in which case you would have been well within your rights not to want to continue with the hand.