Before anything, I would like to say first that I admire you so much for all the efforts you’ve done on this site and also for all the great, helpful information you’ve shared. And thanks as your site has been a great help to millions of poker enthusiasts.

Well, now, I would like to share with you why I am here. I would like to ask something about exposing turn card.

At a certain poker room, the turn card was disregarded and for the flop betting round the action was completed. Afterwards, the dealer burned a card and then turned it up. It would have been the river card actually.

Eventually, betting round started and right after the dealer shuffled the cards that were left which included the card that was exposed for the turn. And without burning a card, he then turned the river card.

In your own point of view, should the card exposed at the turn be the only card changed? And that such card still can come out on the river eventually?

What do you think? Any thoughts?

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks again and congrats for the site!

Stubblefield
Stubblefield,

What you witnessed is one way to take care of a problem of exposing the turn early. The card at the turn is the only card that needed to be changed. And yes, there are times that this will result in the same card coming out on the river.

The above example is probably the fairest way to resolve an early turn card.

I’m just thinking if what happens next when another player at the table bets out of turn? Any rule to consider?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Matthew Gilberg
Matthew,

When a player bets out of turn, their bet stands if nobody acts before it indeed become his turn to bet. If someone bets before it’s his turn, then he has the option to pull his bet back and continue as normal. In a tournament he will also receive a warning. Repeatedly acting out of turn can result in a penalty in a tournament.

In a cash NL game held yesterday, I was the dealer. Unfortunately, I made a mistake. The player to act first placed a bet right after the flop. I remember he had a caller then. A player was in the hand, however his cards were concealed behind his hand and it was an honest mistake, I forgot he was still in the hand. Turn card came and I flipped it over before he made a move. Just few seconds after, he announced that he was going to call and therefore the hand continued.

Any comments about what happened? Base on the rules, was everything acceptable?

Thanks!

Landon Woffer
Landon,

If I were there, I would have let it go with the way it happened. In a casino, it is the call of the floor person. Some may let it go at his word and others may require that you pull back the turn and burn and turn a new turn. Then you take the old turn card, put it back in the deck, shuffle it, and then burn and turn the river.

I played holdem with some family members just this evening. I admit most of us are just newbies.

At near mid part, three were left for the pot including me. With a small pot, I went all-in. Two other players had more chips than me, later, they called my bet. Flop then came. However, two cards were not revealed.

Do you think the two other players should have continued to bid on the turn and river card, actually right after I called all-in? Or else with the other two players, the two cards may have just been flipped with no more side bidding? Any idea?

Thanks!

Regards,
Darrel Koester
Darrel,

Your two opponents have the option to bet or not to bet after they call your all in bet. They must still at least check it down on the flop, turn, and river.

I want to ask something. If you say that you are going all in when it is not your turn during a live game, can it be considered as a verbal declaration? If not, then what?

Hope to hear from you soon. By the way, I really like your site. Keep it up!

Thanks a lot!

Best,
Wilhoma Zidek
Wilhoma,

If you act out of turn, and there is no action from the other players before the action arrives to you, then your bet is binding. If anyone bets, then you can take back your declaration.

For roughly 6 years now, I’ve been playing no limit poker. I haven’t yet encountered a really serious problem but there’s one incident that happened just recently that somehow has troubled me.

On television last week, I got the chance to watch a high-stakes cash game by which two players went all-in. On the board back then was 910J. Player A had KJ while player B had AA. Both players opted not to show cards so nobody has an idea as to who has the chance to win the pot. However, turn came and was A. River followed and eventually affirmed that player B with AA will be the winner. But later on, they agreed to draw the turn and river again and so they had a K. Obviously, player A with KJ has the winning hand. In the end, they just divided the pot.

Can you please explain to me what happened? Why did player B agreed to draw the turn and river again?

Thanks in advance.

Carlson
Carlson,

This is a normal occurrence in a cash game at high stakes. This is known as “running it twice.” The reason that a player would agree to this is because if he happens to win both run, he gets double the money. If the all in player loses both, he must come up with that amount at some point to pay to that player. If they both win one, they chop the pot. In the event the player that was all in somehow sucked out and won two times running it twice, they would win double their money.

Thanks a lot!

Regards,
Miller
Miller,

What should have happened is that the player be allowed to complete the action on the flop and then the turn betting occurred. There was no reason to give everyone back their money.

I’d start by sharing that for three times a week, I play live N/L tournaments near my hometown. There’s one player I usually encounter in my games. I believe he is one of the best amongst the locals and I heard he runs the NL tournaments. Just last week, I saw him and actually got the chance to play with him.

I remember I was the button and he was the small blind. The big blind was the only other player in the hand. Well, I had A9 off-suit and an A flopped. Back then, no one folded and the turn was another A. Both then checked while I placed a bet and he folded with no doubts on his face. Afterwards, the big blind called. Then the river came and was a 5. Big blind checked and so I then placed a minimum bet to the big blind. For three times my bet, he re-raised me. I then called. Later on, he showed AJ and so I lost. I then threw my cards towards the muck. I remember the next shuffler was about to pick them up when the small blind said he wanted to take a look at my cards. I disagreed but then he insisted and so eventually he got the chance to turn my cards up. Because of my cards, I believe he got some information that he can use for his advantage. Do you think what the small blind did was legal and acceptable?

Please, I need your help.

Thanks!

Best,
Reynolds
Reynolds,

In a tournament, a player may not request that you show your hand. This is acceptable in cash games when a call is made, but not in a tournament.

In the tournament I was into last night, the hand was dealt to the river by which both players went all-in and a player was eliminated. Quite bothering, right after the hands were flipped and the pot was awarded, some of us at the table noticed that there was an extra card flopped that was stuck behind another card. Personally, I believe it was not a misdeal as it was seen right after everything was finished. Am I right?

Thanks in advance!

Truly,
David Abrams
David,

It depends on whether the extra card was in a players hand or on the board. If it was in the player’s hand, then it was a misdeal.

If the extra card was on the flop, then depending on where the extra card occurred, the board may have to be redealt. If the extra card was on the flop, then the entire board will need to be redealt. If the all-in was before the flop, this does not affect betting. If it was after, then all betting after the flop is nullified and the flop, turn, and river must be replayed. If the extra card was on the turn, then the extra card must be taken out from under the turn card, and the river replayed. If the extra card was on the river, no action is necessary. In the event that any street must be replayed, the next should be shuffled once and cut once before the street or streets are replayed.