Terrible ruling at Binion's last night

[dlk9s]

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Tag team hold'em. Once the poker bubble starts to burst, this will be one of ESPN's attempts at rejuvenating the game.

"Tonight's main event: Phil Ivey and Greg Raymer vs. Doyle Brunson and Gus Hansen...winner take all!"

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That was exactly one of the running jokes the rest of the time - tag team poker. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[dlk9s]

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I actually spoke up and asked everybody to stop play for a second so I could point this out. The new kid (he looked like a kid) said the original player was disqualified, but he'd explain it fully after the hand.

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Uh, no. It's not going any further until this matter is settled right then and there. Perferrably prior to the hand being dealt. What if someone busts out on this hand because of him? The new kid isn't going to be the one who's going to explain it to me. Call the floor immediately.

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It was only my second time playing live at a casino (well, third, but the first was the Luxor $25 tourney last year, which I don't count), and honestly, I wasn't sure what the proper protocol was.

It took me until part way into the hand to figure out what was going on, which is why I didn't speak up sooner. And when the kid said the original player had been DQ'ed, we all accepted the explanation until he elaborated on it after the hand was over.

A few of us would've liked to have seen the player's chips completely forfeited, but we were content with him just getting blinded/anted off.

I couldn't believe the Tournament Director was actually going to let the sub play until we all bitched him out. Out of morbid curiosity, I almost wished the sub busted me just so I could see how Binion's would've handled it when I would've given them hell.

What I don't understand is why they don't card everybody who looks like they may be under 30 or so immediately when they register for the tourney. Seems like an easy, logical, preventative measure.

[dlk9s]

Quick follow-up:

At the final table of the Main Event, I ran into a guy from my table at the aforementioned Binion's tourney. He said he played at Imperial Palace the next today and saw the underaged guy walk into the tourney along with his "sub" friend. The guy who spotted them informed the Tournament Director and they were asked to leave. I assume they were ID'd and couldn't produce them. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[PhatCasino]

anyone wanna point out that all the dealers in binons look like they belong in a mental ward??

[dlk9s]

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anyone wanna point out that all the dealers in binons look like they belong in a mental ward??

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Mine all *looked* normal, but two of them sucked at dealing. The other two were good. Unfortunately, I only survived long enough to experience four dealers.

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Does anyone else think this is not that big of a deal? Obviously, it seems strange to me that Binion's wouldn't just elimnate the player from the torny, forfeit his entry and toss him out as soon as they realized he was under-age.

But does it really matter that much if someone else plays for him? I understand your comparison about getting a better player midway through the torny, but i don't really see how in this case it really affects the game. You still need to beat multiple players to win the tournament; some good, some bad. I just don't see how this one kid is going to alter the game that significantly.

The only thing I could think of, was if someone had a good read on the original guy and now he was gone. But since you hadn't mentioned that, I suppose it wasn't a concern of yours.