My game. The player in question has a large stack ~40k. I gave him a rack to transport his chips to the new table at seat 4.
Worth noting he had too much to drink. Even though we were moved 3 seats apart I don’t think he did this on purpose. I don’t think he knew what he was doing.
I had a smaller stack (really not sure how much) easily carried in my hand, placed it on the new table at my seat (7) and left to use the restroom.
When I returned my chips were gone. Other players verified that they saw me place my stack at my seat.
There were bounty chips in play and it was determined the large stack in seat 4 had an extra bounty. Seat 4 never disputed that he had an extra bounty chip.
I estimated on the very low end that I had 11 or 12k.
I was uncomfortable making a ruling because I was involved, but everyone except seat 4 agreed that he must have taken my stack since he had an extra bounty chip and that 11k was a fair amount.
I ruled for seat 4 to give me 11k and a bounty chip.
Seat 4 became angry, insisted he didn’t take the chips, and complained he had just lost 11k unfairly. He would not let it go for awhile.
I explained to him repeatedly that since he had my bounty chip there was no other explanation as to where my chips had gone.
Afterward, a few players told me in private they thought I had more than 11k and was overly generous with my estimate of my stack.
I know I would have handled this differently if it wasn’t my stack. However, I can’t say for sure what I would have or should have done. I do have some thoughts but curious for some input.
Worth noting he had too much to drink. Even though we were moved 3 seats apart I don’t think he did this on purpose. I don’t think he knew what he was doing.
I had a smaller stack (really not sure how much) easily carried in my hand, placed it on the new table at my seat (7) and left to use the restroom.
When I returned my chips were gone. Other players verified that they saw me place my stack at my seat.
There were bounty chips in play and it was determined the large stack in seat 4 had an extra bounty. Seat 4 never disputed that he had an extra bounty chip.
I estimated on the very low end that I had 11 or 12k.
I was uncomfortable making a ruling because I was involved, but everyone except seat 4 agreed that he must have taken my stack since he had an extra bounty chip and that 11k was a fair amount.
I ruled for seat 4 to give me 11k and a bounty chip.
Seat 4 became angry, insisted he didn’t take the chips, and complained he had just lost 11k unfairly. He would not let it go for awhile.
I explained to him repeatedly that since he had my bounty chip there was no other explanation as to where my chips had gone.
Afterward, a few players told me in private they thought I had more than 11k and was overly generous with my estimate of my stack.
I know I would have handled this differently if it wasn’t my stack. However, I can’t say for sure what I would have or should have done. I do have some thoughts but curious for some input.