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Originally Posted by oldwing
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What rules apply? Proper time and procedure to have the rules applied?
Thanks
Standard TDA rules state when only all-in players are left all hands must be turned over and no hands can be mucked until the pot has been awarded. This is to avoid chip dumping.
Similarly, no hand can be abandoned.
If a player leaves a tournament, typically his stack is blinded off because it is unclear if the player will return or not. I have been at a Day 2 of a tournament when a player showed up about 2 hours after play had started. Recently we were discussing what the TD would do if a player stated that he wasn't coming back - because it is an unfair advantage to particular players in the tournament (those not at the table, those at the table but not sitting to his right, etc.). We asked the Floor and he said it would depend on the circumstances. Personally I would leave the stack but rotate it through all remaining tables but that would be very work intensive.
There is no TDA rule about taking it like a man.