- 1
- Venue
- 2
- Management
- 3
- Directors
- 4
- Floor People
- 5
- Dealers
- 6
- Terms & Conditions
- 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
Rule 1 - Tournament Staff
- 1.1
If a discrepancy or violation occurs, the “tournament staff” will consider the technical rules to interpret how a rule will apply and are to use fairness as their top priority in the decision-making process. On occasion, unusual circumstances may arise that could dictate decisions in the interest of fairness and will take priority over the technical rules. The decision of the highest authority in the room will be final.
- 1.2
Floor People and Tournament Directors have the authority to make rulings and impose penalties.
- 1.3
Dealers are responsible for reporting any violation made by a player or any discrepancy that may occur.
- 1.4
Dealers, Floor People, and Tournament Directors must make all announcements in the tournament’s “official language.”
- 1.5
The “tournament staff” will control the progress of the tournament and must remain neutral to all players.
