"I Play the Board," I lose the pot, I miss a bet.

[Tacjedi]

Bob Ciaffone says, "If you guys would forget about holdem and just play Omaha, this problem would never come up"

There is an inconsistency here.
I think a player should hold onto his hand when he tries to play the board,
and not toss it away.
If you guys would forget about holdem and just play Omaha, this problem
would never come up...

Seriously, I think someone who says Playing the Board" and tosses his hand
away should receive his part of the pot and a warning to not throw his hand
away.
In other words, a player who says "Play the Board" is supposed to hold onto
his hand, no question, but is it right to word the rule so he will be
screwed if he throws it in the muck?

What is your suggestion?

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 4:23 PM
Subject: A rules question


Bob Ciaffone,


There is a current discussion on the 2+2 board relative to two rules from
"Robert's Rules of Poker" that seem to be in conflict.
I was hoping if you could clarify a point.
They two rules in question are:

SECTION 3 - GENERAL POKER RULES
THE SHOWDOWN
1. To win any part of a pot, a player must show all of his cards faceup on
the table, whether they were used in the final hand played or not.
SECTION 5 - HOLD'EM
RULES
8. You must declare that you are playing the board before you throw your
cards away; otherwise you relinquish all claim to the pot.


One viewpoint is that under the second rule, a player may, without showing
his hand, declare that he is playing the board and then muck his hand.
This seems to be in conflict with the first rule.

Is this the proper interpretation of #8?