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06-26-07, 01:58 PM
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You don't agree with the decision?
 If you say "I call" in poker, you called. You can't trick your opponent into turning his cards over, seeing that you are crushed and then say, "No, no... I didn't mean I CALL the bet. I meant I call a friend to help me out with this difficult decision." I agree that his intent was not to call the bet, but he said the words "I call it now" and that's it. That's a verbally binding action, plain and simple. The ruling was correct. |
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06-26-07, 03:14 PM
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He said "You lost your chance to call it. Now I call it.
All Im saying is that it is 100% CLEAR to me what he was talking about (I get the decision now, not you)
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06-26-07, 03:24 PM
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I don't understand what the bold means. Please un-eejit for me.
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06-26-07, 03:28 PM
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Pham told his opponent they he gets to make the decision should he (Pham) call or fold. 3 more seconds 2 more 1 more, ok now you dont get the decision whether or not I call, now I do (it was phrased you dont get to call it anymore now I call it)
Like I said, from a technical standpoint the ruling was fine... but I think it is 100% obvious what Pham was saying when he said "Now I Call it" he was talking about the decision was his now, no longer his opponents, because he didnt answer in time
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06-26-07, 03:41 PM
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Yes, I understand that and have never thought otherwise. I was responding to this part of your first response:
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06-26-07, 09:31 PM
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Like I said, from a technical standpoint the ruling was fine
Not just from a "technical" standpoint. The ruling is correct, period. It can't be left up the dealer to interpret the meaning or the intent of the words. That just leads to angle-shooting. No matter what the context, the words "I call" have a single, inalterable meaning at the poker table.
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