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Message: [QUOTE="MrDaMan, post: 660426, member: 16811"] In my home games when I'm the dealer, I am constantly reminding my friends when stuff happens of what is legal and illegal. No folding out of turn, no string betting, if their cards touch the muck they are dead cards, you have to show both of your cards to play your hand. I've warned them many times about protecting their cards. But my home games are not casino tough, my home games consist of friends playing a friendly game, so I often will allow some discussion and consensus decisions if they have merit and are reasonable, but before all my games EVERYONE understands MY ruling is final. My ruling in your case under the scenario you described would be that you acted out of turn and I would give your opponent the opportunity to, call, raise or fold. I would also probably remind all players that their cards must remain on the table and in sight of all players at all times so that I the dealer and the other players can see where the action is and where its going at all times. If you didn't turn your cards over ( didn't show ) and they hit the muck I would award your opponent the pot. As the dealer at our games I run a TIGHT/RULED game, honest and as consistent as I can with the casino rules I'm familiar with. If your passing the deck, and the rules aren't clear, consensus decisions will often be muddied, unclear and inconsistent but anyone playing under those conditions should know that and be aware that a troubled decision could go against them. You either choose to play and accept or not play. My friends and I have played for years and we used to have some awful decisions from time to time, we didn't used to play much. Now that I've taken the lead and deal all the games under a TIGHT/RULED structure with the understanding that I am the final arbiter (within reason I am not a tyrant) we play more often, it's much more fun for everyone. [/QUOTE]

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