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Originally Posted by EvilGreebo
Horrible ruling and floor should have paid the extra out of room coffers if they're not willing to make the calling player pay up.
While I agree the ruling is bad assuming the above information is correct, I could not disagree more with everything else you just said. Most operators don't want you to know this, but operators cannot force a player to physically put chips into the pot. Hypothetical example: If player A goes all in and player B announces call, then B refuses to put the chips in the pot, the house can rule that B must call, but there is nothing the house can do to make the player physically put chips into the pot. The house will ban the player from the property and may call gaming but he will likely be free to leave with the money never to return. Poker is player against player and no funds in play belong to the house. In poker the house's responsibility is to deal the game in accordance with gaming regulations / internal controls and make decisions on games. The house will generally not reimburse players for any loss unless it was the result of a violation of regulations / controls / policies / procedures, negligence, or they are directed to do so by the gaming board as a resolution of a gaming complaint.
Cliffs: The house can't force anyone to physically put money into a pot and this is not a situation that warrants any sort of distribution to the player.