Give him the pot but tell him the rule, give him a warning, and tell him to quit being a dbag.

Hopefully he will do it again.

I was pretty shocked at the ruling after looking at the book posted in the room. I have yet to speak with the floor who made the ruling due to that person not being in the room and a recent vacation I am taking. The room management is undergoing significant revamping, so going to a superior in the room means going to a casino manager.

Player B "just turned 21" about 3 weeks ago and I think this is true because I hadn't seen the player there in the past. The kid makes a huge spectacle out of a lot of his decisions when the action is on him, he angles pretty hard too. How many chances do you give players like that?

DG, the OP posted wasn't even born yet when that quote was uttered, most likely.

And I'd probably leave such a table. The biggest reason is that I'd love to be at table where everyone is having a great time and doing stuff like that. That last thing I want to do is make poker "serious" business. With two players trying to do it, the table is going to get bad soon.

I'd celebrate with him and make sure that he and everyone else is getting plenty of booze. That's how you make money playing poker.

That said, if I though the player was a mechanic, then yeah, call the floor. But given the descriptions, that's unlikely.

Zero.

Maybe he will learn from his experiences.

What ruling did you expect?
Unless the book specifically states that violating the rule automatically kills your hand (which would be highly unusual, IME), it would be pretty extreme for the floor to kill it for this particular stupid move.
But it would be very normal for the floor to warn him, and also to take him aside and tell him that if he keeps angling and pulling stuff like this, he's going to be asked to take his business elsewhere.

Okay, in Call of Duty, live multi-player matches, there is a move some players will do to show "style". They will run up to an enemy, do a 360 degree turn and then make the "kill". It's showing off that you got close enough to make the kill and still had time to jump, spin around and make the shot.

Wonder if Player B was doing that?

As to the "Lighten up Francis" quote, for those who don't know. It's from the movie "Stripes" which was filmed in 1982 (oh my God I am so old now). The movie is worth seeking out and watching.

And OP, you didn't call the floor but you did post this thread.

No need for the "If concerned about integrity of the cards." Check the deck.

Did the best remaining live hand at showdown with the pot?

It did?

Not a horrible ruling. In fact, quite the opposite.

Probably.

Is player A (who did nothing wrong) 100% sure he didn't get cheated?

I'm curious why you felt the need to say this since Psand already said the same thing with more detail?

Thankfully, this is verifiable.

I agree with you in spirit, but I have to disagree when it comes to practice. This is one of those bright-line areas that needs to be enforced strongly to protect the integrity of the game.

Bad behavior is made at the player's own risk. The house should not bend over backwards to protect a player from the consequences of their own misconduct. Players should learn the rules and learn to follow them.


q/q

The player can learn the rules even while we award the pot to the best hand. You're offering a false dilemma.

How is the integrity compromised?

Of course psandman and DG have it right. I think in the room where I play the most, the dealer would call the floor on his own initiative. They are pretty serious about cards not leaving the table.