Ruling From the Devilfish

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A very small ruling was required when Sherkhan Farnood called a bet of 1,500 out of turn when Steve Zolotow in the middle was just about to raise to 4,500. The call was determined not to stand, and Farnood's 1,500 was returned to him. The ruling accepted, Zolotow wasn't satisfied, calling for "A high ranking floorman!" to come and settle a query, rather than the exact dispute (the hand had progressed on).

Hellmuth, not one to sit out of a debate, called across the room:

"Devilfish! Can we ask you a question?"
"Yeah," said Ulliott, sauntering over to the table. Hellmuth explained the mistake, the ruling, and Zolotow's odd desire for further inquiry about the general UK rule regarding this situation. He said nothing different to the floorman.
"Can we get a high ranking floorman?" Zolotow politely requested again.
"I asked the Devilfish!" remonstrated Hellmuth.
"Devilfish is not a floorman," pointed out Zolotow.

At this point their collective attention wandered back to the ￡10,000 tournament they have in hand, however.

Tags: Devilfish Phil Hellmuth Steve Zolotow