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Originally Posted by browser2920
In our room we are much more lenient in cash games than tourneys on this. In fact we changed the rules to accommodate players returning to tables. It used to be that if a dealer dealt n a player he saw returning to the table, but then that guy stopped to talk to someone, it was a misdeal that pissed all the other players off. Now, if that happens, the dealer can just kill his hand instead. Even if a guy posts a blind and says deal me n, if he isnt back in time its not a misdeal anymore.
Yeah, it's always struck me as strange that this would
ever be a misdeal. All I can come up with is that many players think it's really important to get "their" cards and that dealing someone in might screw that up. But really....
It's almost as strange that rooms don't use the time game rules universally and just deal in everyone until they miss a blind.
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But in mtts with tda rules we follow the rule closely. If you arent close enough to touch your chair when the button gets his last card, the dealer immediately mucks that hand. Doesnt matter if you are running and i see you, or you give me a nod but remain away from your chair. Either you are within reach of your chair or not. I prefer this bc it eliminates the problem of different players getting treated differently.
I agree except for ADA considerations; then the idea of "treated differently" gets complicated. Imagine you see someone in a wheelchair coming back from the bathroom, in the cutoff, five meters from the table when the last card hits the button. Are you going to argue there's no "reasonable accommodation" that allows her to play her hand?
This would probably head down similar lines as
PGA Tour, Inc., v. Martin, where the Supreme Court wasn't too sympathetic to the argument that walking a golf course is an essential part of the sport.