Official House Rules:

 

Sam’s Poker Night House Rules

 

Please check your firearms at the door.

 

No leaving the table while in the small blind or as dealer.  It  will cost 2X the blind to return to the game

 

If you’re not at the table when your turn comes up to play your hand it will be mucked.  NO exceptions!

 

No RUNNING back to the table yelling “Wait Wait” to play.  Your hand is probably already gone

 

If you muck your cards then they are lost.  No matter if they touched others or not

 

If you show up late you have to buy in and post the big blind to do so

 

No buying in late after the blinds have raised the first time

 

The house has the authority to remove any player, at any time,  for any violation of any rule

 

All card disagreements will be settled immediately by a community vote with a show of hands or by ballot

 

The house has the authority to close any game at any time

 

Only the ENGLISH language may be spoken at the table

 

Do not place anything on the playing table except your cards, your chips, and your drink

 

Be kind to the dealer and to each other  and… Party On Dudes!

 

No smoking. No spitting. No farting upwind

 

Verbally announce your betting action. No string raises please

 

Keep your cards and chips on the table and in plain view. Keep your big chips out front

 

Do not bend or mark the cards

 

When deciding win amounts only one hand is allowed in the pot at any time

 

No Lending chips to other players...  They had their chance

 

If you leave early then split your earnings amongst all players.  Try to avoid All-in donations

 

The banker is the first dealer.  Once the dealer leaves the bank  duty passes to the next person to the left

 

Only color up out of hand and try to keep your chips in some order to help the dealer

 

The house has the right to override rules when a matter of hosting or home responsibilities occur

 

No cheating! Remember, my Tec-9 beats five aces!

 

General RULES:

1. All players start with an equal amount of chips and continue to play until one player remains and accumulates all the chips. Blinds are raised consistently throughout the tournament. (Doubling the Maximum bet each raise).

 

2. The lowest denomination of chip in play will be removed (Color Up) from the table when it is no longer needed in the blind structure. All lower-denomination chips that are of sufficient quantity for a new chip will be changed up directly. The remaining odd chips will be rounded up to the next chip denomination.  This is to be called “blinding up”.  This rule may change depending on the amount of players involved.

 

3. At the start of tournaments, the Players "high-card" for the button (dealer position) immediately prior to the start of play. This means the player who draws the highest card will start with the button. In case two Players get the same high card, the suit preference of spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs will determine who starts with the button.

 

4. If a player in the small blind is eliminated, the button moves to the empty position and the player immediately to the right of the button deals the hand for the missing player. If the player in the big blind is eliminated,  There will be two Big Blinds on the following hand.

 

5. The Small Blind is the player immediately to the left of the dealer button and the Big Blind is the player to the immediate left of the Small Blind.

 

6. When two Players remain, the Player due to assume the Big Blind will do so, and the Small Blind will inherit the button. The Small Blind or button will act first prior to the flop and second after the flop.

 

7. If a player is accidentally dealt a card face up (or a card is seen by someone else at the table), the dealer continues to deal the hole cards to all players. The dealer then replaces the seen card with a new card and the seen card becomes the first burn card.

 

8. If at anytime a players cards touch the muck pile (discard pile) the cards are dead and must remain in the muck and the player loses all action on that hand.

 

9. If a player lacks sufficient chips for a blind or a forced bet, the player is entitled to get action on whatever amount of money remains. In this situation a side pot could occur for players with remaining chips.

 

10. All hands will be turned face up whenever a player is all-in and betting action is complete.

 

11. When a Player loses all his/her chips, they are eliminated from play.

 

12. If two (or more) players are eliminated on the same hand, the player who started the hand with the most chips will be awarded the higher finishing position.

 

13. Tournaments will continue until one Player wins all the chips.

 

14. All cards must remain above the table top during play.

 

15. Raises must be at least double the previous bet.

 

16. Poker etiquette is expected from all Players.

 

17. Only one hand per person. This means do not let others look at your hands and do not show your hands to others. The second this happens the hand in question will be mucked.

 

18.  When in  doubt house rules.

 

 

 

THE BETTING RULES:

 

Keep chips in front of you:  When a bet is made keep the chips in front of you (between your stack and the pot) until the entire round of betting is complete.  Once the entire round of betting is complete then everyone will push all bets into the pot.

 

Minimum raise:  The raise amount must be at least as much as the previous bet in the same round. As an example,  If the blinds are $25 & $50 and if the first player to act bets $100 then the second player must raise a minimum of $100 (total bet of $200).

 

Maximum eligible Raise:  The size of your stack (your chips on the table)

 

 

Who Acts First:  1st round of betting begins with the player to the left of the big blind.  All following rounds of betting begin with the first player remaining to the left of the dealer button.

 

 

Tournaments will pay three places:

 

            1st Place = 50%

            2nd Place = 30%

            3rd Place = 20%