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We try to play as close to casino rules as possible. And this situation came up the other day.

I was in the CO, folded to me I announce all-in, the BB immediately says call but it's not his action yet. The action is then folded around to him and then he decided to fold.

Is he forced to call or can he change is mind?

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Although I know many people who will contend that the call should be binding, I believe that it should not.

Here is my reasoning. In the ordinary course of the game every player who acts has to be concerned about the cation that a player behind them will take. It would be a significant advantage to a player to know what the player behind them is going to do.

So Now player 1 bets, before player 2 acts player 3 announces his action. This is a huge advantage to player 2 if the action is binding. But if the rule is that the action out of turn is not binding Player 2 no longer has this advantage and he is back where he should be -- unsure about what Player 3 will do.

Acting out of turn should not be tolerated, sure it will happen accidently from time to time, but if a player constantly does it, it is time to stop inviting him to the game.