You Make the Call
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board. Smith was the first player to act, but his lone opponent bet 11,100 out of turn. A floor supervisor was summoned to the table to handle the situation."What happens to that bet?" Smith asked the floor.
"Just make your action as if that bet isn't out there," replied the floor, "and then we'll handle that."
This refusal to divulge information flummoxed Smith and drew protests from at least two other players at the table. Neither was involved in the hand but felt that Smith was entitled to the information as to what would happen to the bet whether he checked or bet.
After a few minutes, the floor changed his ruling and decided to divulge the information. He told Smith that if he checked, the bet would stand. If he bet more than 11,100, the bet would come back. Ultimately, Smith decided to check-fold.
In discussions after the hand with one of the aggrieved players, the floor laid out his position. "We're not going to make a ruling so that a player can figure out how to angle-shoot the situation." This begs the question of whether the angle-shoot already occurred when Smith's opponent bet out of turn.
And as for Smith's opponent, he too had a beef after the hand. His complaint was that the floor made a ruling, then changed it two minutes later (without any assistance from other supervisors) solely because several players disagreed.
All in all an odd hand, but Smith didn't win the pot.