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In the interest of fair and honest tournaments the following rules will be actively enforced:
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Be Cool: We want all Members to feel comfortable and have fun, so yelling and swearing at people is un-cool, and may get you bounced from the event. We all have our bad beats, so try not to be a jackass when you win or lose, if you are, we may ask you to leave the Tour. |
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Checking the Muck is Dirty: Looking at cards in the muck is cheating – so keep your hands out of the muck or you may be asked to leave the tournament. |
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Rookie Mistake: If you fold, don’t talk about your cards (or overtly react to cards) before the hand is over. If you know someone is bluffing watch them to gain information. |
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It Bugs Us: Don’t be Elmer Fudd and go rabbit hunting; it slows the game down and is pointless, the hand is over. |
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Hover-Craft: If hovering people want to give you advice about how to play, ignore it, if they we’re good players they’d still be in the Tournament. Everyone has their own style, develop your own. If you need help ask the Tournament Director. |
REGISTRATION
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There is no pre-registration available. |
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The first 80 players that arrive and register (with ID) are guaranteed
seats in the Tournament. |
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The next 16 players to arrive are placed on a waiting list and replace
players that are eliminated from the Tournament. |
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No player, including waiting list players, will be seated after the first
hour to ensure a quality tournament for all players. |
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All players are welcome to play for free, not all players gain final table points. |
WAITING LIST PLAYERS
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Waiting list players always have one set of Blinds removed from their
starting stack every 20 minutes. If entering in the first 20 minutes: 75
will be removed from your starting stack. Second 20 minutes: 225 will be
removed. Third 20 Minutes: 500 will be removed. |
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The chips do not go into play. |
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Players do not post when they are seated unless the open spot is the Big
Blind. |
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If seated in the Small Blind the player waits until the button (deal)
passes their position before being dealt a hand.
A player may come in to the game as dealer at anytime; sometimes referred to as the "dead puck situation". |
BETTING RULES
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Each round of betting can have a maximum of four (4) raises. |
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BETTING - When initiating action, the minimum bet is always the amount of
the big blind. |
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RAISING - The initial raise is always double the big blind to ALL-IN. |
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RAISING A RAISE - The minimum raise is always double the amount of the
previous raise, to ALL-IN. |
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ALL-IN - You can raise to ALL-IN (all your chips) in any betting round. A
player that calls your ALL-IN with more than your chip total only needs to
match the total of your chips. A player that calls your ALL-IN with fewer
chips than you, can only win the total of their bet (you retain the
difference if you lose). |
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SIDE-POT - A player cannot win more than the chips bet, multiplied by the
number of players that equaled the bet (called). So bets placed after a
player (or players) have gone ALL-IN is placed into a side-pot and goes to
the best hand of the remaining players. |
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CHIP-OUT - Chips valued at 25, 100 and 500 will all be removed when they are no longer necessary. |
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Tournament Director Rulings are Final. |
PLAY LIKE A PRO
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BEFORE THE FLOP, the first person to bet is always the player to the left of the big blind. |
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AFTER THE FLOP, the player to the left of the dealer (and still in the hand) begins all betting rounds. |
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Always discard ("burn") the first card off the top of the deck before dealing any card(s). |
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Place all folded cards and burn cards in a discard pile. To protect all players, no one is ever allowed to look at any card in the discard pile. |
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If you've folded, always wait until the hand is finished before you discuss your cards. |
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Always wait until it is your turn to act - don't bet or announce your intention before it is your turn. |
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When betting, count your chips out in front of you in a stack, state "bet" or "raise" and leave them in front of you. When all bets and raises are complete - push all chips to the centre. |
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Always announce when you are going to raise, and state the amount. |
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Always concentrate and have your mind in the game. Be conscious of slow play that can reduce the number of hands people play in each round. Ask questions if necessary. |
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Finally, try not to be a complete jackass when you win or lose. |
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No string bets. A player must state their intentions (Call, Check, Raise),
the amount, and must place all chips required to satisfy your intentions in
one motion. You cannot go back into your chips multiple times ("stringing"
the bet). |
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