#1 - Setting = $50 Re-buy tournament, 20 players. - SB, BB, UTG calls, player A raises all-in, next player B says call and throws 1 chip in. Then realizes that player A before went all in and says he didnt mean to call the all-in. I gave player B a warning and made him leave the chip that he threw in the pot and let him fold his hand. The table was upset that I let him slide and they complained that he has had that issue in the past. Past rulings from dealers forced players to call the all-in and it was the first time that I was aware of this after I had already made the call. I understand if players were upset because no warnings were given before but I feel like for the "spirit of the game" a warning was suffice and is if it happens in the future but not to repeat offenders. What do you think about being lenient with certain rules vs being strict with no warnings? Are there normal situations were warnings are more appropriate? I had lots of pushback on this call.
#2 - Setting = $3/5 Pot Limit Omaha, SB discovers he has an extra card when the action is completed back to him. I pronounce his hand dead and tell the dealer to Burn and put a flop out as normal. The question, Is it proper to use one of the extra cards that was dealt to the SB as one of the burn cards? Again, at this point its unclear if the card was dealt as a 5th card, if the card stuck to another card as it was pitched, or if the card was left there accidentally from the previous hand. 1 player who always complains who was in the hand made a stink about it because he thought that one of the SB cards should have been the burn card. I know normally if a card is exposed or flipped during the deal, then that becomes the new burn card.
#2 - Setting = $3/5 Pot Limit Omaha, SB discovers he has an extra card when the action is completed back to him. I pronounce his hand dead and tell the dealer to Burn and put a flop out as normal. The question, Is it proper to use one of the extra cards that was dealt to the SB as one of the burn cards? Again, at this point its unclear if the card was dealt as a 5th card, if the card stuck to another card as it was pitched, or if the card was left there accidentally from the previous hand. 1 player who always complains who was in the hand made a stink about it because he thought that one of the SB cards should have been the burn card. I know normally if a card is exposed or flipped during the deal, then that becomes the new burn card.