Texas Hold em rules

[scoob101]

A few of us were playing after hours in the local the other night as we do every week, except on this occasion a non regular stayed and played with us. We were playing cash games probably max pot of £80 to £100. Now on one hand there were 3 players left (including the non regular), flop, turn and river had been dealt, there was approx £85 in the pot, everyone checked after the river so it was showdown time. The non regular guy then announced that he had jacks, so the other 2 in the hand mucked their cards face down into the burnt and folded cards from other players before he showed and a split second after their cards hit the cards on the table, the non regular player also mucked his cards into the rest of the folded cards. WHO WINS.
There was one hell of an arguement at this point, but as we couldnt tell whose cards were whose as all the burnt cards and the folded cards from the other 5 players were all jumbled up in a pile we deceided to split the pot between the last 3 players.
Also when we checked all these cards there were no jacks anywhere, so we know the non regular guy was lying.
Did we do right splitting the pot or do the rules say something else?

[squarebear]

I would be interested in hearing what the poker room manager has to say. I still think the "2 jacks" should have got the complete pot but I doubt there is any official rule to cover such am event.

[sherminator]

I just love the fact that there is a situation found after a hundred+ years of the game that might not be accounted for!!!!

Quite incredible if its outside the rules!!!

[squarebear]

True but I guess every eventuality couldn't be covered. Where in the rules does it mention not being able to dance on the table naked for example?

[ChuckFickens]

Could you find out about the naked dancing next week?

[squarebear]

Hehe!