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Best "Ruling" Thread ever?

Tikay10Tikay10
edited December 2014 in Poker Chat

I've stolen this from another site, but it tickled me pink.

I try to make a rule NEVER to read "Ruling" Threads, because they are all self-serving. You know, "It's not fair mum"

But this is a cracker.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10
    edited December 2014

    "Ok you are the tournament director. What is your ruling?

    It is a 500 side event at the Belgian Poker Championships. Guy as a joke puts one of his chips in his beer. Very funny! Those Belgians are comedians.

    Few hands later he gets carried away and puts half his stack in his beer and doesn't take it out. It is now 5 mins later and we have played a few hands. He has about 6k in his beer glass and about 12k on the table. Action on this hand goes as follows.

    Early position raise, mid position call. Action is on chips in beer guy and he does the following.

    First he slides his beer glass over the betting line. Next he goes back and grabs the rest of his chips and pushes them forward. Two seconds later he says 'all in'

    Is this a raise to 6k or a call?
    Is it a string bet?
    Or is he all in?
    Should he get a penalty for putting his chips in his beer and refusing to remove them?

    Thoughts please!"
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  • FlashFlushFlashFlush
    edited December 2014
    1st. The dealer should be shot for not doing anything about it...
    2nd. As said dealer has clearly not been shot, then this must class as a 6k raise, he has multiple chips so it is not a call as it was not a single 6k chip put over the line.
    3rd. Don't put your glass on the table!!
    4th SECURITY!! Eject this man please.

    Oh and why do people have to always include a buy in and a title of the tournament when they think it's going to make them look like such a high roller? Surely rules are rules.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited December 2014
    I make his hand dead.... then I'd make him sit out for 10 minutes, get his chips out of the glass and tell him to behave or he's out....
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker
    edited December 2014

    Brings a whole new meaning to 'I raise a glass'!
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  • VespaPXVespaPX
    edited December 2014
    In the casinos up north its quite normal to dip your chips in your pint :-))
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  • cowheadcowhead
    edited December 2014
    String bet imo.

    What about this one (this did actually happen)

    Cash table: Kid takes off his flip flops and puts them in the middle of the table, puts his half eaten pizza in the middle then his whole stack and then announces all in. Is this a string bet? Does the all in count and would you bag his flip flops and take them home after eating the rest of his half eaten  pizza after you won the hand? The guy disputed having to leave his flip flops and pizza in there.
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  • ShaunyTShaunyT
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever?:
    1st. The dealer should be shot for not doing anything about it... 2nd. As said dealer has clearly not been shot, then this must class as a 6k raise, he has multiple chips so it is not a call as it was not a single 6k chip put over the line. 3rd. Don't put your glass on the table!! 4th SECURITY!! Eject this man please. Oh and why do people have to always include a buy in and a title of the tournament when they think it's going to make them look like such a high roller? Surely rules are rules.
    Posted by FlashFlush
    For this reason I don't think this situation could ever arise. Yet to play in a casino that lets you put drink on the felt.
    But speaking hypothetically I agree with FLASHFLUSH's 2nd point
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever?:
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever? : For this reason I don't think this situation could ever arise. Yet to play in a casino that lets you put drink on the felt. But speaking hypothetically I agree with FLASHFLUSH's 2nd point
    Posted by ShaunyT
    All the rage in Vegas. Just get a little napkin and fill your boots. Feels weird though, and I'm paranoid I'll spill something.

    Yet to play in a casino this side of the Atlantic that permits drinks on tables.
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  • ShaunyTShaunyT
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever?:
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever? : All the rage in Vegas. Just get a little napkin and fill your boots. Feels weird though, and I'm paranoid I'll spill something. Yet to play in a casino this side of the Atlantic that permits drinks on tables.
    Posted by hhyftrftdr
    Ah right. Never been to vegas. Its on the bucket list. When I go, i'll definitely put my chips in my beer and see what happens lol
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  • hhyftrftdrhhyftrftdr
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever?:
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever? : Ah right. Never been to vegas. Its on the bucket list. When I go, i'll definitely put my chips in my beer and see what happens lol
    Posted by ShaunyT
    Ha I can't be held responsible for that if anything happens! Drinks on the felt are fine, chips in beer is a grey area.

    What about ordering a coffee and sticking you're whole stack in said coffee. Action folds to you and you look down at AA, nice. Go to fish out some chips to raise but the coffee is too hot for your pinkies. Apologise to the table whilst you wait a few minutes for your beverage to cool down enough to retrieve the chips. Do your raise and the game continues.

    Then complain loudly about the lack of sugar in your drink, that will increase your table popularity no?
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  • a00rocka00rock
    edited December 2014
    I'm no expert (and am probably totally wrong.. ha well lol) but I would have said his 1st action with the beer glass constitutes a call as we are always being told announce your intentions before you act not after. As for him putting the chips in his beer what a plonker  surely there must be some recourse to punish this idiot.
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  • ShaunyTShaunyT
    edited December 2014
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever?:
    In Response to Re: Best "Ruling" Thread ever? : Ha I can't be held responsible for that if anything happens! Drinks on the felt are fine, chips in beer is a grey area. What about ordering a coffee and sticking you're whole stack in said coffee. Action folds to you and you look down at AA, nice. Go to fish out some chips to raise but the coffee is too hot for your pinkies. Apologise to the table whilst you wait a few minutes for your beverage to cool down enough to retrieve the chips. Do your raise and the game continues. Then complain loudly about the lack of sugar in your drink, that will increase your table popularity no?
    Posted by hhyftrftdr
    This could be evolution of the game. No limit beverage hold em. You put your chips into different drinks and win the drinks as well as the chips. That way even if you bust you might have had a few bevvies along the way!!
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  • GASLIGHTGASLIGHT
    edited December 2014
     Calsberg don't do all in's but if they did ...... it would probably be ......not this one :-)
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  • Itsover4uItsover4u
    edited December 2014
     I just dont like the idea of putting chips with 1000's of peoples unwashed hand germs in my pint :/
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