Chip hiding
 

Often, when I play in tournaments, [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] players will "hide" their large denomination chips behind their small ones, forcing me to ask them how much they have. Is this a breach of etiquette or a breach of rule. If it is a violation, what would be the penalty? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Re: Chip hiding
 

I don't think it's against the rules, but this depends heavily on the ruleset that is used in the specific tournament.

Re: Chip hiding
 

i don't know if it's just bad etiquette or against the rules to hide your big chips, but i think it's against the rules. if you announce "all-in" and didn't see the villain actually has a lot of chips, you're out of luck though.

Re: Chip hiding
 

Keeping your large denomination chips in front is a rule of many tournaments and included in the Tournament Directors Assocition rulebook. Failure to do so would probably result in a warning and then time penalties (i.e. sit out for 10 minutes). At the end, it's all up to the card room and individual TD.

Re: Chip hiding
 

Some people do this by accident, but others on purpose. It is a breach of the rules (in most places). If you have a dealer they should tell the player not hide higher denominations. Once told players don't do it again. If they persist I suppose the tournament director would be called over and they would have the option of removing the offender from the tournament.

Re: Chip hiding
 

Thanks, I'll check with the Tournament Director.

BTW, hiding the big chips seems to be a common practice at the cash tables at this casino. Is that typical?