If a holdem player raises out of turn, is he binded to that raise or can he take back the raise and call?

Question

I was in a poker game and a player raised out of turn (b4 a player had a chance to act). the player b4 him made the call and the premature player wanted to change his action to "call".

the house did not allow it. the house rule was that the player who raised was binded to that raise. rule: "out of turn actions are binding", therefore the raise chips stayed in the pot.

is that a normal rule? or do casinos allow people to withdraw a raise if the player acted prematurely?

Answer 1

Your announcement of your action is binding. The raise stands and the player cannot change it. This is a normal rule in the majority of the casinos I play at.

He also should have gotten a timeout after the completion of the hand for the premature action.  If not, then a lecture, and the next time he does it, timeout would apply.  

Answer 2

alot of times it is up to house rules or tournament rules.

Most times if you acted out of turn by mistake, the dealer will let you take it back the first time.

This rule prevents people from cheating, it is a form of cheating.

Poker is about tells and if the other player acts like he would bet or fold, it would give you an advantage. You get to see a free card if he checks. Casinos don't allow that.

Mistakes can happen like you thought he checked or you didn't see his cards. Be careful and pay attention or else you chips will stay in the pot and the guy before you can raise that amount or go all in and you lose those chips if you really don't have a great hand.

Answer 3

No, he can't pull back.  He violate the rule of taking turns.  That would mess up the pot if the player before him fold.  The player before him may "fold" instead of "call" because he see that someone will raise.

That way, if he raise before turn, then the person before him could just raise higher, knowing that he is at least in for that amount.

Answer 4

I don't see how his actions were binding.  If he acted out of turn he was not in a position to 'act' since it was not his turn.