Splash/Wonkyjim/Not Martin Freeman due to haircut just told me of a circumstance where a player in seat 9 raised with Kings and saw someone with Queens reraise to 10k. Mr Kings made a hand gesture saying, "All-in" but the dealer thought he had passed his cards and put them into the muck. He was forced to pay the 10k reraise with no hand.
Simon Trumper explained that dealer error was unfortunate, but when in seat 1 or 9, you have to protect your cards. "In the Bellagio, the 'all-in' declaration would have counted and he would've lost his whole stack. It's horrible I know, but you have to protect your cards."
Was Tikay the dealer ?