tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post2119291047682465692..comments2024-01-31T14:12:23.950-08:00Comments on Rob's Vegas and Poker Blog: Poker And the Infield Fly RuleRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-1085581292131660682016-07-13T21:02:38.374-07:002016-07-13T21:02:38.374-07:00Norm...what you've stated is a LIFE rule, not ...Norm...what you've stated is a LIFE rule, not a baseball rule.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-70766899098832303352016-07-13T19:48:04.661-07:002016-07-13T19:48:04.661-07:00And here I thought the Infield Fly Rule meant &quo...And here I thought the Infield Fly Rule meant "If you're out in the field, name sure your zippers closed before scratching your balls."Norm duGarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-29114920247522771442016-07-13T14:26:47.401-07:002016-07-13T14:26:47.401-07:00This should really be cut and dry, Tony...but I su...This should really be cut and dry, Tony...but I suppose I've heard of strange house rules that would be different from what anyone would assume.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-40013193289292454152016-07-13T14:26:00.858-07:002016-07-13T14:26:00.858-07:00Thanks, Pete...I see both sides but I'm stayin...Thanks, Pete...I see both sides but I'm staying out of this one! We'll see if Chad wishes to respond.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-16077523064997015442016-07-13T12:01:50.704-07:002016-07-13T12:01:50.704-07:00of course the player should be allowed to find out...of course the player should be allowed to find out the house rule as to whether someone would get the option to reraise or not before he acts.Tony Bigcharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505857211799064393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-17137779109732477222016-07-13T11:09:40.897-07:002016-07-13T11:09:40.897-07:00Chad is wrong about this. While I agree that play...Chad is wrong about this. While I agree that players should know the rules. A player on whom the action is on should be able to ask and receive an answer to a relevant rules question. The fact that the answer to that question would be heard by other players is irrelevant.<br /><br />A comparable situation is asking about the size of a bet in No Limit poker. If Player silently bets a number of chips, proper procedure is that the dealer simply announces bet, the dealer doesn;t break it down and count it, the dealer doesn't announce the value ... he just announces that there has been a "bet".<br /><br />Now the action is on player B. If player C asks "how much is the bet? The dealer should not answer (or the answer should be that when it is C's turn he may ask then). Answering that question at this time would be offering information to B. And that is why t is improper to answer at this time.<br /><br />However if B asks ..... B is entitled to an answer. The fact that it is offering information to players C and D who have not asked is irrelevant because player is entitled to the information before he acts.<br /><br />And this is true of the question asked in your post. Player B is entitled to that information before he acts.<br /><br />Now if there is reason to think that Player B is asking not because he doesn't know the answer but because he is trying to influence the action of other players I believe a floor person can address this individually to put a stop to it.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453813685418342406noreply@blogger.com