ruling question

redzerdrog

ok this happened in a pub game(STT) and it is self deal.

in this hand the only 2 players that matter are player A(dealer) and player B(BB)
playerA raises preflop and playerB calls flop is 7 J k x x

playerB goes all in and he covers, playerA says i call and puts his chips in the pot and says "i have king jack"

but when playerA turns over his cards he actually has 3 cards with King jack and a 5 in the middle.
playerB has the best hand with 77

I was not involved in this game and at the time they decided call it a bum deal and give everyone there chips back and redeal.
What should happen?

Lafortezza

Player A's hand should be dead as soon as it's found out that he has 3 cards. How did he miss it all the way through the hand?
Player B win!

phantom_lord

I;m pretty sure the three carded hand is ruled dead.

BobSloane

lafortezza wrote:

How did he miss it all the way through the hand?!

Yes -what I was wondering. They must have been those naughty naked ladies cards

redzerdrog

he said he looked once and seen KJ and when he turned them over he slammed them down and the 5 appeared.
I thought at the time his hand should be dead but i wasnt in the game i was just watching so didnt want to get involved. the player with 77 wasnt happy at all

NickyOD

Hand is dead. Happened to me once with a sticky deck. Saw AQ and never looked back at my cards until I laid down AQ6 face up after the river. lol.