Wtf?
Something not right here...
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:38:41
She Said, She Said
Erica Schoenberg raised to 525 from middle position and a woman in the big blind called. The flop came
. The BB checked, Schoenberg bet 700, and her opponent called. The turn was the 
. Again the BB checked. This time Schoenberg bet 1,500, and again was called. The river brought the 
. The big blind checked, and Schoenberg bet 2,500. Her opponent tossed out a 5,000 chip, though didn't announce her bet. Schoenberg, thinking she had been called, turned over her hand -- 
, kings and tens. Her opponent, thinking she had been called, showed hers -- 
, a rivered straight. Schoenberg, seeing she was beat, was obviously not putting anymore chips in the pot. After some discussion, it was ruled as if she had folded to the check-raise. Schoenberg now has 12,000.
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:38:41
She Said, She Said
Erica Schoenberg raised to 525 from middle position and a woman in the big blind called. The flop came
. The BB checked, Schoenberg bet 700, and her opponent called. The turn was the . Again the BB checked. This time Schoenberg bet 1,500, and again was called. The river brought the . The big blind checked, and Schoenberg bet 2,500. Her opponent tossed out a 5,000 chip, though didn't announce her bet. Schoenberg, thinking she had been called, turned over her hand -- , kings and tens. Her opponent, thinking she had been called, showed hers -- , a rivered straight. Schoenberg, seeing she was beat, was obviously not putting anymore chips in the pot. After some discussion, it was ruled as if she had folded to the check-raise. Schoenberg now has 12,000.
Comments
From the ruling, I would guess that the person putting out the one chip did declare the raise, but the first player did not hear it, and assumed they were called.
The written rules for the WSOP are clear - if they declared a raise then it the one chip is a raise... if not it is just a call.
Tossing in a big chip and saying nothing is a call.
I never raise with one chip ... just in case
That's why I often bet something like $105, or $26
Here I would have bet 5100 or something like that.
Just in case.
With the ruling given, I think it is safe to assume that the following happened:
Erica: Put in a 2,500 bet
Player X: Said "Raise", and put in a 5,000 chip (which would make the bet 5,000 automatically by the rules)
Erica: Didn't hear the word "Raise" and thought that player X called and revealed her hand
Player X: Thought Erica had called and revealed her hand.
At this point there best decision from the floor is the one given - since Erica will never admit that she would have called the raise, assume that she folded after the raise.