Cons Hold’em Invitation Poker Series 2011

CHIPS 2011

Tournament Rules.

· All players must be over 18. Visitors are welcome but must pay any fees due to the club and be signed in alon gwith any fees paid. Visitors continuing to play will be expected to apply for membership and will only be accepted at the committees discretion..

· All players will pay an annual registration fee and only registered players will be allowed to play on either a Tournament table or a Side Table.

· Tournament, Side Table and Freeroll fees will be decided on before given tournaments.

· All players must be full members of the club or signed in by a full member who must be present in the club for the duration of the tournament.

· Side tables players will play at least one round of betting. Players absent will still pay any blinds unless they have declared they are ‘sitting out’. On their return they will pay any owing blinds.

· Side tables may begin at any time by any registered player.

· Players cashing in from a side table may only return to that table with the same number of chips as they left with.

· Players may not cash in part of their chips nor buy chips from other players. The must be bought from the house.

· All Texas Hold’em cash tables use the same procedures and rules of betting as per tournament play.

· Unless otherwise agreed, the value of blinds will be fixed.

· Tournament seat numbers will be randomly allocated before play.

· Intervals will be every 55 minutes and clearly announced if otherwise.

· Spectators may only watch from designated positions. Players may make requests to the TD for anything they feel necessary or causing disruption to play or not covered in the rules.

· A player who wants to use a mobile phone must leave the table.

· All cards will be face-up once a player is all-in and all action is complete.

· Odd chips will go to the highest hand. When there are two or more high hands the odd chips will go to the left of the button (Dealer).

· Side Pots: Each side pot will be split as a separate pot.

· Calling the clock procedures: Once one minute of time has passed without a bet other players still in the hand may call for the clock. If a clock is called for, a player will be given one minute to make a decision. If action has not been taken by the time the minute is over, there will be a ten second countdown. If a player has not acted on his hand by the time the countdown is over the hand will be dead. The button (Dealer) or player to the left of the button will take time counts.

· All raises must be in multiples of the big blind to a maximum of three raises in any one round of betting.

· The button will announce how many players are still in play every time a community card is dealt. The button will direct all betting and order of play.

· The button will make a gesture (usually a tap of the table) to announce the dealing of any community cards.

Penalties

· Penalties available for use by the TD are verbal warnings, 5, 10, 15 minutes away from the table and may be used with the TD’s discretion. These may develop up to and including disqualification. A player who is disqualified shall have his chips removed from play and will have any prizes also removed. Any pending prizes will be shared as seen fit.

· Bad language is not allowed.

· Maltreatment, bad language, time wasting, disruptive behaviour may result in the offending player being asked to leave. The TD will then decide upon a suitable course of action and may consult the remaining players should they see fit. The TD has power of veto except where it is they in dispute.

· Players folding out of turn will pay a small blind.

· Players betting out of turn will be forced to match the current size of any previous bet and be given a warning. A repeat of this will result in a large blind penalty and five minutes away from the table. Blinds will continue to be paid and the current hand will be killed. Further repeats will result in the same and increments of 5 then ten minutes.

· Players will not be penalised if misdirected by the button.

· Players may not look at dead cards or the rabbit card. Players doing this will be penalised a large blind.

· Players announcing or showing their full hand before all betting action is complete may be asked to pay a large blind. Action will then continue as normal.

· A player who exposes his cards during the play may incur a penalty but will not have his hand killed.

· Verbally revealing the contents of your hand or giving an opinion to another player how to play a hand may result in a penalty.

· Revealing or showing one of the holes cards will not incur a penalty.

· A player can only take action if he is at the table. Missing players will still pay their blind or ante and will have their hand mucked it not present on their turn.

· Straddle bets (betting before or whilst cards are being dealt) are allowed and valid. Only the player next to bet can make such a bet.

· Only if all remaining players agree then blinds and antes may be increased or added as appropriate.

· Once the rifle sounds the current hand is played to a finish. If one hole card has been dealt then that hand will be played to a finish.

· After any interval if the dealer is not present then this will fall to the player to the left.

· If any hole cards are turned face up then the player receiving the card may accept the card or call for a misdeal.

· A turned ‘burnt’ card is still a burnt card but shall be shown to all.

· If any community cards are revealed prematurely they will be shown to all players in the hand and put immediately in to play on the board. Betting then continues.

· A player showing his cards after a hand must show to all.

· There will be no foreign chips on the table except for a maximum of one card cap.

· When time has elapsed in a round and a new round is pronounced the new limits apply to the next hand. A hand has begun with the first riffle.

· All verbal bets are binding. If a player announces ‘fold’ or ‘all-in’ then that is there bet.

· A player announcing ‘call and raise’ may only call the current bet.

· Rebuys are at the discretion of the TD and will be announced before play begins. Any player announcing a rebuy is obliged to pay it.

· Absent players will be blinded out if continuously not present. Absent players will still be awarded prizes should they finish in the said placing.

· Players must keep their highest denomination chips in full view at all times.

· Players may ask for a chip count at any time. Chip counts announcements must be correct to within 10% of actual chips.

· All chips must be visibly displayed at all times. Players may not have tournament chips in their pockets at any time. A player who has chips in his pocket will forfeit the chips. The forfeited chips will be taken out of play from the tournament.

· Verbal affirmations as to the content of a player's hand are not binding however at the TD’s discretion, any player intentionally miscalling his hand may be penalized.

· When a ‘moving’ player is requested, then at the completion of the current hand the big blind for the next hand from the moving table will move to the required position. ‘Moving’ players will still have to pay the blind if that is their placing after a move on the new table.

· Any player’s chips that enter the betting zone are deemed to be in play except where the player is not in the hand.

· Any cards that cross the betting zone are deemed to be folded.

· If a dealer kills an unprotected hand the player will have no redress and will not be entitled to his chips back. Immunity would be if a player raised and his raise had not been called yet, he would be entitled to receive his raise back.

· Dealers cannot kill a winning hand that was turned face-up and was evidently the winning hand.

· Players going from a broken table to fill in seats take for granted the rights and responsibilities of the position. They can get the big blind, the small blind, or the button. The only place they cannot get a hand is between the small blind and the button. A player moved to balance tables will take the worst position. A dead button situation may occur.

· Players are obliged to protect their own hands.

· Players are obliged to protect other players in the tournament at all times. Discussing cards discarded or hand possibilities are not allowed during a live hand.

· When raising, a player must either put the amount of the raise out in one motion or state the raise amount. By stating the word "raise", a player safeguards his right to raise, but the raise must then be made in one additional motion unless he states the actual amount of the raise before moving his chips in.

· In no-limit, less than a full raise does not reopen the betting to a player who already has acted, someone who has previously acted may only call i.e. a raise by an all-in but a player who has not acted yet may still raise.

· At the final gong if play is till live then players will be awarded in the rank that they finish. Players finishing outside the prizes will not be awarded prizes just because they are still in play. They will still be awarded tournament-ranking points though in accordance with their respective finishing place.

· Any event not covered by the rules will be decided on the by TD and his decision is final. The TD may call on any number of players to help in decision making should he feel it necessary.

· Unlimited Rebuys are allowed for the first 50 minutes. There will then be a further 15 minutes of Rebuys for anyone not having already taken one. There are No add-ons.

· Once there are two players left at least ten hands must be played irrespective of the time on the clock.

· Collusion – Cheating – Chip dumping. Anyone found taking part of any of the above will be automatically eliminated from the tournament/side table and will lose their membership.

Last Amended January 4th Feb 2011