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Originally Posted by Koss
Is verbal action out of turn binding?
It is always house rules, but according to RROP
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11. Deliberately acting out of turn will not be tolerated. A player who checks out of turn may not bet or raise on the next turn to act. A player who has called out of turn may not change his wager to a raise on the next turn to act. An action or verbal declaration out of turn is binding unless the action to that player is subsequently changed by a bet or raise. If there is an intervening call, an action may be ruled binding.
If they follow RROP, then I believe it was a bad ruling on the part of the floor. Only checks and calls are forced to follow through with that specific action. He is not bound to only calling the raise. He can't fold and has to put in the 17, but after that he can do as he pleases.