While at the European Poker Tour Season 12 Malta, an interesting situation developed on Day 2 of the Main Event, a tournament that attracted 651 players and created a prize pool of €3,157,350.
The circumstance centered around the word “check,” and whether or not saying it in the form of a question in fact constituted a check. While this article will focus solely on that particular word, it’s important to note the arguments laid out are applicable to other action words like “bet,” “raise,” or even saying a number.
The hand in question happened in Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300) when Germany’s Khorshid Sakhra opened for 4,600 from late position and Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen defended from the big blind.