Re: Action Out Of Turn Question
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Example -- Player 1 has a good hand and wants to get as much money into the pot as possible. He considers the possibility of a check raise but is concerned that the three players behind him will check around so he decides to bet. (player 3 and Player 4 are both on a draw and would like free cards) before he actually acts, Player two bets out of turn. The action is now stopped and Player 1 asks the dealer whether that action is binding. If the dealer tells the player that the action is binding, Player 1 now gets to check knowing that he will get the chance to raise when the action comes around to him. But if the dealer pushes back Player 2s bet and tells them that the bet is not binding, Player 1 has to at the very least consider the possibility that the action will check around if he checks. Thus he is put back in the position he should have been when he first was supposed to act.
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Generally action out of turn MAY be binding. It would be a really bad idea to give player one a ruling on whether or not player two's out of turn action will be binding until after player one has acted.
When a plyer acts out of turn one of two things are true (1) they are shooting an angle, (2) they made a mistake and thought it was their turn. In the case of (1) they need to be forced to put the money into the pot. In the case of (2) if they thoguth it was their turn they thoguth it was checked to them, if in fact it becomes checked to them there is no reason to allow them to make some other action. If someone acts that they thought had already acted they can now act on their hand has they haven't already acted on that situation.
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