Ruling Busts Denisov

Alexander Denisov had raised to 13,500 and Jean-Noel Thorel had 3,500 in front of him. There had been a bit of a mix up and the floor was called.

The dealer told the floor that she had explained clearly what the bet was but Thorel said, in English, that he spoke French and it was not clear to him.

The dealer reiterated that she had explained it to him and the bet was in front of Denisov so the floor ruled that the 3,500 must remain in the pot, but the dealer then insisted that when she had explained the bet to Thorel he said, “OK I call.”

The other players around the table were equally adamant that the words “Call” had not passed Thorels lips. The floor’s final ruling was that he would take the version that the dealer had outlined and that Thorel must put in 13,500 chips and that is what he did.

After all that the flop was dealt and much to the amusement of some of the players Thorel now declared he was all in. Flummoxed and with not really enough to fold, Denisov made the call.