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Mucking Against Own Self

Hello,

I drop by because of a particular question about mucking against own self.

For $300 of a $5000 pot, a player let’s say for an instance, player A, was all in. Another player in the person of player B seated on the left side mucked his cards, believing that no one else was in after he made the original bet of $4000 or so. Then, player A with the $300 in the pot claimed that he won as Player B has no cards anymore.

I pronounced that Player A could only win his own stake in the pot, and that Player B was actually just playing against his own self, considering everyone else have folded him. In other words, he was withdrawing against his own self and ways. So what’s the call perhaps?
Great site by the way.

Thanks!
Andrew

Andrew,

In the event above, the most the all in player can win is $1000. Based on what you wrote, player B bet out $4,000 of the $5,000 after player A is all in. The $4,000 would be returned to player B.

Regarding the $1,000 main pot, in a casino a floor person would be called. The all-in player does not automatically win the pot. If the hand had not hit the muck pile yet, the cards would be given back to the player. If the card had hit the muck pile, then usually a player is taken aside and asked his hand. The floor person then searches the muck pile for his two cards and the hand continues.

Rules require that an all in player and his opponent must show their hands when heads up. While it is true player B was careless, he will not be penalized for his carelessness.