looking for a judgement,

emtrick59

Player 1 puts in a bid before the flop, as 5 callers flop comes up and player 1 is first to act he puts in a nice bid , and still gets 5 callers, after the turn , player 1 goes all in , before players 3 4 5 could act player 2 says i call and trows down A 9 spades for a A high flush so player 3 shows his j 10 spades and says mine is no good player 4 shows 2 pairs and says mine is no good either and player 5 turns over 7 8 spades and says neither is mine .player 1 only had 2 pair. they all agreed that player 2(A 9) hand was dead and because he showed his hand to early all the others that showed their hand was dead and the play1 that went allin won the hand , don't seem right to me . what would be a rulling on this type of hand and can it be found in a rule book as to what should happen?

g2

Sounds like the right ruling to me. Players 2-5 are donks. Here's a link to Robert's Rules.

/g2

ChrisWinsor

Personally I woulda though his hand was still good and that his punishment was having two other players fold their flushes and another his two pair... But if it's in Robert's rules then it must be so!!

emtrick59

I thought it was a good hand also the other players got a break with a free look and saved their chips the player lost the chips he would have got but I don't think therguy that went allin and had the worst card should have won the pot

13CARDS

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/2/tournament-directors-association-new-poker-rules.htm

In proper order of application (IMHO):

31. Exposing Cards- A player who exposes his cards with action pending may incur a penalty, but will not have a dead hand. The penalty will begin at the end of the hand.

30. Verbal Declarations- Verbal declarations in turn are binding. Action out of turn may be binding and will be binding if the action to that player has not changed. A check, call, or fold is not considered action-changing.

7. Penalties and Disqualification- A penalty MAY be invoked if a player exposes any card with action pending, throws a card off the table, violates the one-player-to-a-hand rule, or similar incidents take place. Penalties WILL be invoked in cases of soft play, abuse, or disruptive behavior. Penalties available to the TD include verbal warnings and "missed hand" penalties. A missed hand penalty will be assessed as follows: The offender will miss one hand for every player, including the offender, who is at the table when the penalty is given multiplied by the number of rounds specified in the penalty; for the period of the penalty the offender shall remain away from the table. Tournament staff can assess one-, two-, three-, or four-round penalties or disqualification. A player who is disqualified shall have his or her chips removed from play. Repeat infractions are subject to escalating penalties.

pkrfce9

the dealer should be taken out and beaten soundly. 3 flushes with 5 players? it is so obvious the deck was stacked.