Re: Interesting ruling..
If it was allowed I'd kick at least one of the players and the dealer in the nuts Al Capone style [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].
NL players have an obligation to keep their stacks in standard or easily discernible sizes. So Player A is partly at fault because he pushed out five non-standard stacks. He also had time to correct the dealer's mistake, since Player B was in the tank for a considerable amount of time before he called.
The dealer should have been more careful and verify bets correctly when asked. A dealer could be forgiven for stating that five 19 chip stacks is $500, but five 25 chip stacks is another story.
Player B apparently had a close decision given he went into the tank. Generally Player B can't be faulted for missing that Player A's stacks were 25 chips high; once he was told the bet was $500 it would be reasonable to assume that he had other things to think about.
There is no way the floor should take back the river card in this case since the turn action is complete although *somewhat* incorrect. Best decision seems to be have Player A take back $125 and let the river play on. He seems far more at fault then Player B, who appears to have acted in good faith on incorrect information provided by the dealer.
This is also a case where the dealer should be written up, since it was pure incompetence and laziness on his part that he didn't count the chips correctly.
~ Rick
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