Verbal Declaration

Created by TLR on July 23, 2009

Definition

A declaration by a player about an action without physically moving any chips. Verbal declarions are considered binding; for example if a player verbally announces a raise he cannot change his mind and call

Example

I said raise but only put enough chips in the pot to call, tournament manager forced me to make a raise, claiming verbal declarations are binding

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