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Originally Posted by winky51
I never had a problem at this place. I also disagree with this ridiculous ruling but I understand why. If the 2 players were colluding in the hand one could have been telling the other effectively to get out of the pot because his kicker was bad. Technically an angle shoot.
You have to be incredibly careful at casinos with the high hand. They will make any excuse not to pay it. This goes for every casino I have been too.
Now if this person was a regular they might have not made this ruling. Casinos favor regulars that bring value to the place.
But yea it sucked. Players need to know the rules before they play. I don't talk about high hands, I don't mention high hands during the hand. Someone asks if they want to play or chop I leave it up to them.
As for the douche bag who blew the whistle? What an *******.
What do you mean "his kicker was bad"?! It's three aces on the board - only the one player could have an ace with a kicker.
The whole "can't say anything" thing is rather ridiculous for Florida. The rule and related floor rulings seem to be designed to stop players from letting other players know they have the high hand, thereby either getting enough money in the pot to meet the high hand requirement or preventing a call to a bet when a bigger kicker on the turn or river might counterfeit the player's kicker.
But why does the poker room care if the player is "angle shooting" to win the high hand? In Florida, the money paid out for high hands is player money, not poker room money. It is funded by the jackpot drop. So what if a player asks how much needs to be in the pot to win the high hand, or whether there is enough in the pot?
Sure, there is the general rule about not affecting action. But running a high hand promotion in itself is affecting action, and related table talk about it shouldn't have to fit under the cookie-cutter general rule. There can be instances where there is a player that tries to take advantage of this type of banter, as an angle-shoot. But heck, I'd be happy to have a player at my table who tries to bluff having a high hand. I just might stack him.