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- Venue
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- Management
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- Directors
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- Floor People
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- Dealers
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- Terms & Conditions
- 1
- Tournament Staff
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- Dealer Error
- 3
- Players
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- Discrepancies And Rulings
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- Ethical Play
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- One Player To A Hand, No Disclosure, No Advice
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- Poker Etiquette
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- Deal Making
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- Penalties And Disqualifications
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- Official Language
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- Communication Devices
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- Electronic Devices
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- Valid Identification
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- Registration
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- Alternate Players
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- Late Entries
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- Absent Player
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- Re-Buys
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- Seating
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- At Your Seat
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- Seat Cards
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- Moving Tables
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- Re-Drawing Of Seats
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- Breaking Tables
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- Balancing Tables
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- Cards
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- Suit Ranking
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- Dealing
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- Deck Changes
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- Fouled Deck
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- Cards Visible
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- Unprotected Cards
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- Rabbit Hunting
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- Chips
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- Starting Chips
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- Chips Visible
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- Color Up
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- Chip Race
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- Dealer Button
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- Placement Of Dealer Button
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- Dead Button
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- Button In Heads Up
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- Misplaced Button
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- Blinds
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- Dodging Blinds
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- New Limits
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- Hand For Hand
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- Payout Level
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- Final Table
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- Betting Line
- 51
- Safe Zone
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- Verbal Or Physical Declaration Of Action
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- Checking
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- Calling
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- Action Pending
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- Calling “Time”
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- Calling For A “Clock”
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- Betting
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- Pot Size
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- All In
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- All In Button
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- Raise Requirements
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- Methods Of Raising
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- String Raise
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- Oversized Chip
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- Folding/ Mucking
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- Mucked Hands
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- Exposing Cards
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- Show One Player, Show All Players
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- Face Up
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- Showdown
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- Killing Winning Hands
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- Verbal Declaration Of Hand
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- Miscalling A Hand
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- Playing The Board
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- Pot Awarding
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- Odd Chip
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- Side Pot
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- Dead Hand
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- Misdeals
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- Board Errors
Rule 9 - Penalties And Disqualifications
- 9.1
A player will receive a penalty when they, knowingly or unknowingly, violate a rule that compromises the fairness of the game. Actions, statements and/or behavior that may take advantage of the procedures or technical rules of a fair game will incur a penalty. All infractions shall be brought to the immediate attention of the dealer before the start of the 'new deal'.
- 9.2
Tournament Directors and Floor People may issue penalties that include a 'VERBAL WARNING,' 'MISSED HAND PENALTY,' or 'DISQUALIFICATION.' Repeated infractions are subject to escalating penalties including disqualification.
- VERBAL WARNINGS
A verbal warning may be issued to a violating player as a penalty. A repeated verbal warning will result in a 'missed hand penalty'or 'disqualification.' - MISSED HAND PENALTY
For the entire period of the penalty the violating player shall remain away from their seat and away from any tournament tables. It is the responsibility of the violating player to report to the Floor Person or Tournament Director during the penalty phase to await instruction for re-entrance. A 'missed hand penalty' will be issued in the following manners;
(i) The violating player will miss 1 hand multiplied by the number of players dealt in the hand, including the violating player. Tournament staff can assess 1, 2, 3, or 4 round penalties and in certain situations a player may be penalized by disqualification.
(ii) The violating player will be penalized with a 'time out.' Tournament staff will assess penalties in 10 minute increments. Repeated infractions are subject to additional “time out” penalties, up to and including disqualification. - DISQUALIFICATION
A player who is disqualified will have his or her chips removed from play. The player must immediately leave the tournament area. The Tournament Director’s decision to disqualify a player is final. A disqualified player cannot appeal the decision and will not be entitled to a refund. Disqualified players may not make any claim for monetary damages.
- VERBAL WARNINGS
- 9.3
A penalty may be waived if the player was misled by the dealer. An unintentional error is less serious than a deliberate violation and should be ruled as such. A player shall never benefit from their violation or an error caused by their action.
