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Originally Posted by chillrob
Spewing, would you feel the same if he had said this exactly? "Ha ha, this rock sits there for 2 hours and doesn't play a hand, and then he raises a few $2 limpers to $50. He must have a premium hand. Probably AK, maybe Aces or Kings. Anyone would have to be an idiot to call his bet. So I'm all in. (Mucks his hand). Just kidding."
Because effectively, he said and did the same thing.
So, there are three issues at play here
1. Should he, by rules, be held to the raise-absolutely. For all the reasons listed here, even a joking declaration can be enforced if the floor is involved
2. Should a player, knowing that the joke did not affect action and knowing that it was a joke with no intent, call the floor to enforce the declaration-If they do so, they are acting like jerks and being a bit scummy
3. Did this player deserve it-based on other facts about his behavior (calling out a hand in multiway action with action behind), you could justifiably say that he deserved it
I stand by the idea that it is a scummy thing to do. If you want to argue that some players deserve a scummy response, I won't necessarily argue with you on that (though I personally wouldn't have done it, I can see how some people would consider this justice)