[Fletcha]

I can understand why you let the players split the pot up bushy but what happens when a similar thing happens to a player who was on that table and you rule differently? Tournament rulings may be situational some of the time but there are some fundamental rules that must be consistently ruled upon every time and "cards speak" is one of the most basic. Pub Poker may be full of new and inexperienced players just out to have some fun but there are some serious prizes available at the end of series etc. What if your player with the straight flush missed out the points he needed to make a final because some of the chips rightfully his were in another players stack? What if the player with the Full house loses what should be his whole stack yet as he has those extra chips, he survives goes on to win the event and then the final. A tournament diector at any level needs to understand that there may be unseen consequences to a ruling they make, and endeavor to rule as consistently as possible.Tournament Poker is unpredictable enough without have to guess which way a tournament director is going to rule and you never want your mistake to effect the outcome.Fletcha