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[QUOTE="aliengenius, post: 963222, member: 11924"]
Note, however, that in chess if you touch a piece without announcing first that you are simply adjusting it ("j'adube", French for "I adjust" is the common utterance), you are obligated to move it. It's commonly called "touch-move" and is an official rule in all games sanctioned by the governing bodies, and observed as a matter of course in all games played by serious players.

This is sort of like claiming that in your home poker game saying "raise" does not obligate the player to do so, so it shouldn't in the wsop either.

The analogy is applicable in the sense that while it's true that you might move the piece to a different spot on the board than you had originally intended if you don't release it, you are still obligated move it. You might claim that the poker player is similarly obligated to raise, but can still decide how much.

Unfortunately, this isn't the case in poker: the "forward motion" rule is designed to prevent angle shooting: faking a move to get a read on your opponent. Typically, as noted, any chips placed in front of your cards are committed.
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