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Message: [QUOTE="OzExorcist, post: 2120368, member: 23910"] *walks in late* I haven't seen the actual footage of this game, but unfortunately it sounds like what Tenbob has said is accurate - quite often big-name pros are allowed a fair bit of latitude when they're on a TV table, I guess because if they're being billed as the expert players who are supposed to be the big drawcard for the audience, it doesn't look good when they're constantly getting pulled up for making rookie mistakes. Most often you see it with regard to string betting (as in, I don't think I've ever seen a pro get in trouble for string betting on TV, despite the fact that many of them do it all the time) but this is another example. As far as the rules go in a general situation, what matters is exactly how the overbet/underraise is made. If it's a single oversized chip then it's standard for it to be ruled a call. If it's multiple chips though then it's deemed an underraise and they player is obliged to put in enough additional chips to constitute a minimum raise. Relevant bits from [URL="http://www.homepokertourney.com/roberts-rules-of-poker.htm#SECTION_14_-_NO_LIMIT_AND_POT-LIMIT"]Roberts Rules of Poker Section 14 (No Limit and Pot Limit)[/URL]: [INDENT]10. A bet of a single chip or bill without comment is considered to be the full amount of the chip or bill allowed. However, a player acting on a previous bet with a larger denomination chip or bill is calling the previous bet unless this player makes a verbal declaration to raise the pot. (This includes acting on the forced bet of the big blind.) 11. If a player tries to bet or raise less than the legal minimum and has more chips, the wager must be increased to the proper size (but no greater). This does not apply to a player who has unintentionally put too much in to call.[/INDENT] Out of interest, who was the offending player in question? [/QUOTE]

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