Ruling, right or wrong?

[tikay]

Ah, THAT Robert Ciaffone. Thanks Red.

As to Adam's tome, I agee 100% with his point about alleged string betting, the bizarre way it is usually used or, more correctly, abused.

Partner Dave Colclough put it even better recently. He said that in 20 years, he had never once seen anyone gaining advantage from so-called string betting. That's maybe pushing it a bit far, but his point, like Adam's, is well made. A rule to be ditched, should we ever get a uniform set of rules.....

And if anyone did genuinely try it on with a string bet, they could be nabbed under the moody rule. But that's another can of worms, we had better not go THERE......

[snoopy1239]

I can't understand why there isn't a uniform set of rules. I mean, Thomas Kremsner (prob spelt wrong) seems to run every comp in the world, so isn't his rules the norm. 

I'm sure I saw him runnin the gala cardroom a few weeks back. 

[AdamM]

I think that's where it'll come from. Kremser and his european buddies should get the heads together then approach the WPT with the result. EPT and WPT will change poker in many ways. hopefuly this will be one major change they'll bring.

[tikay]

Thomas Kremser DOES have an organisation, I think it's called the IPF - International Poker Federation. But I don't think their rules & the TD rules are the same in every respect.

The guy at Gala trying to run the show was not Thomas Kremser, it was Taffy.

[redsimon]

The guy at Gala trying to run the show was not Thomas Kremser, it was Taffy.

Just spat my coffee over the keyboard there!

[Ironside]

The guy at Gala trying to run the show was not Thomas Kremser, it was Taffy.

Just spat my coffee over the keyboard there!

tikay you need to sort out the manners of the members of this forum thats about 5 of them that spat over there keyboard in the last couple of weeks just hope they dont do this in the casino's

[tikay]

Seems to be a Notts thing.....

[DTD-Nick.W]

I spat me budweiser
It to l8 for coffee
leave Thomas/Taffy alone tk

[tikay]

Thomas is lovely. Taffy is Taffy.

[londonpokergirl]

IPF are supposed to be bringing out uniformed rules but as yet they're not done
I keep emailing them for a copy when its out but been trying for 6months

[BlueWolf]

yeah but the IPF rules surely wouldnt cover the UK? unless soemone decides to alter them slightly although a new set are supposed to have been drawn up anyway

[AdamM]

you can't alter them slightly, thats the point. We want to settle on universal rules, not UK/European/US rules.

[tikay]

Corrrect Adam - that is the WHOLE point.

But I guess to arrive at that Holy Grail, we first agree country by country, then continent by continent, then eventually.....

[BlueWolf]

yes Adam but you need to remember the wonderful gaming board we have here in the UK.


And there is no way EVER that we will have situations where the same ruling will be made for the same thing in different casinos by different people EVER. It just wont happen. Supervisors need to assess each situation individually and act on information given and prior knowledge. Best way to put it to you poker players is DO you play each variation of possible poker hands the same way EVERY time you get them? NO MATTER where & WHO you are playing??? I doubt it. Its just one of thiose things that makes the game interesting no game is ever the same there are countless possible situations and outcomes and its how you handle these situations that gives the game people who run these comps and get accolades for it. If everything became a uniformed way it would lead to just any numpty standing in a cardroom reciting prewritten decisions (which will still be adjudged incorrect by some) There would be no need for people with common sense anymore ( although i'd get to run more comps hehehe)

[jbsc7769]

I think you make some good points there BlueWolf but, lets make a sperate analogy. Football. THere are ONE set of rules only. You still get different "interpretations" in these different circumstances but either way, everyone knows EXACTLY where they satnd. For example, going back to my original thread, everybody would know the ruling rather than "well, lsat week at a different casino they said there was no intent so,  take your bet back.)
It can only be good for the game.
I know one of the 'Card Player' contibutors (Roy Cooke I think) is constantly trying to unify the game but before is happens, they need to get the top players (or a representative of them, another problem!), WPT, PPT, EPT etc etc togther and sit down and discuss it.