Guidelines
1
Venue
2
Management
3
Directors
4
Floor People
5
Dealers
6
Terms & Conditions
Rules
1
Tournament Staff
2
Dealer Error
3
Players
4
Discrepancies And Rulings
5
Ethical Play
6
One Player To A Hand, No Disclosure, No Advice
7
Poker Etiquette
8
Deal Making
9
Penalties And Disqualifications
10
Official Language
11
Communication Devices
12
Electronic Devices
13
Valid Identification
14
Registration
15
Alternate Players
16
Late Entries
17
Absent Player
18
Re-Buys
19
Seating
20
At Your Seat
21
Seat Cards
22
Moving Tables
23
Re-Drawing Of Seats
24
Breaking Tables
25
Balancing Tables
26
Cards
27
Suit Ranking
28
Dealing
29
Deck Changes
30
Fouled Deck
31
Cards Visible
32
Unprotected Cards
33
Rabbit Hunting
34
Chips
35
Starting Chips
36
Chips Visible
37
Color Up
38
Chip Race
39
Dealer Button
40
Placement Of Dealer Button
41
Dead Button
42
Button In Heads Up
43
Misplaced Button
44
Blinds
45
Dodging Blinds
46
New Limits
47
Hand For Hand
48
Payout Level
49
Final Table
50
Betting Line
51
Safe Zone
52
Verbal Or Physical Declaration Of Action
53
Checking
54
Calling
55
Action Pending
56
Calling “Time”
57
Calling For A “Clock”
58
Betting
59
Pot Size
60
All In
61
All In Button
62
Raise Requirements
63
Methods Of Raising
64
String Raise
65
Oversized Chip
66
Folding/ Mucking
67
Mucked Hands
68
Exposing Cards
69
Show One Player, Show All Players
70
Face Up
71
Showdown
72
Killing Winning Hands
73
Verbal Declaration Of Hand
74
Miscalling A Hand
75
Playing The Board
76
Pot Awarding
77
Odd Chip
78
Side Pot
79
Dead Hand
80
Misdeals
81
Board Errors

2 - Management

Management will attempt to maintain a pleasant environment for their customersand employees, but is not responsible for the conduct of any player. Managementreserves the right to refuse any player entry into the casino, card room, and/ortournament area(s). The following will not be permitted or tolerated:

  • Collusion with another player or any other form of cheating.
  • Verbally or physically threatening any customer oremployee.
  • Use of profanity and/or obscene language in an abusivemanner.
  • Creating a disturbance by arguing, shouting, or makingexcessive noise.
  • Throwing, tearing, bending, or crumpling cards.
  • Destroying or defacing property.
  • Using an illegal substance.
  • Carrying a weapon.

Management may reserve the right to amend or cancel any scheduledtournament. Notice should be posted on all printed and online material.Language shall include, “Management reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the tournament without prior notice.”

Management is responsible to make changes in accordance to their House Rules and State, Federal or Country gaming laws, statues, and regulations. Modified, deleted, and/or added rules must be clearly stated, simply explained and visibly posted. Management must post the following information along side with other specific rule, policy or procedural changes made, prior to the start ofthe tournament;

RULE  TITLE  INFORMATION
8  DEAL MAKING  Tournament Director’s policy 

9

 MISSED HAND PENALTY   Penalty by Round or Time
10  OFFICIAL LANGUAGE  List language(s) permitted
11  COMMUNICATION DEVICES  Policy regarding action pending and
 all in player 
12  ELECTRONIC DEVICES  List of approved devices. (MP3
 players, Noise canceling headsets) 
13  VALID IDENTIFICATION  List required forms of proof needed.
 (Driver’s license,  Passport,
 Player’s card)
14  REGISTRATION  Legal age requirement and close of
 registration
15  ALTERNATE PLAYER  Policy and procedure regarding
 seating
16  LATE ENTRIES  Policy and procedure regardingseating
18  RE-BUY

 If applicable, re-buy amount and
 chips received, re-buy & add-ons
 period

24  BREAKING TABLE  Provide information regarding
 breaking order of tables
29  DECK CHANGES  If applicable, designated time,
 if noton dealer push
47  HAND FOR HAND  Designated time to start “hand for
 hand” action
49  FINAL TABLE  Number of players to be combined to
 create final table
50  BETTING LINE  If applicable, betting line is / is not
 used
60  ALL IN BUTTON  If applicable, all in button is / is not in
 use
61  RAISE REQUIREMENTS  For LIMIT GAMES, if different than 1
 bet & 3 raises
66  MUCKED HANDS
 If applicable, retrievable rule for
 “folded/mucked” hand