RULES

POKER LEAGUE RULES AND ETIQUETTE

PLEASE RESPOND EITHER WAY TO THE INVITE IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY

THIS MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN PREPARING THE TABLES

TRY TO BE ON TIME OR EVEN A LITTLE EARLY SO THAT WE CAN GET STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

IT IS $20 TO PLAY, WHICH INCLUDES BOUNTY ($8) AND STRAIGHT FLUSH

YOU MAY OPT OUT OF THE BOUNTY

ONE SATURDAY A MONTH THERE WILL BE A $50 TOURNAMENT, NO REBUYS, THAT COUNTS TOWARDS POINTS

PAYOUT THE FOLLOWING PLACES DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS

UP TO 11 - 2 PLACES

12 TO 21 - 3 PLACES

OVER 21 - 4 PLACES

BOUNTY IS PAID TO THE PERSON WHO KNOCKS OUT THE PERSON WHO IS IN THE ENVELOPE

THE PERSON IN THE ENVELOPE, WHO GOT KNOCKED OUT, GETS $10

NO PHONE CALLS AT THE TABLE.  PLEASE TAKE THE CALL AWAY FROM THE TABLE

ALL PHONES/TABLETS MUST HAVE HEADPHONES AT THE TABLE

DO NOT SLOW UP THE GAME OR THE HOUSE WILL ASK YOU TO TURN IT OFF

ANY PLAYER CAN REQUEST A TABLE CHANGE FOR A $10 FEE, THIS WILL GO TOWARDS THE NIGHTLY PAYOUT

YOU MUST BE CALLED ON ANY STRAIGHT FLUSH AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE ANY HOLE CARDS THAT PLAY TO WIN THE POT

A MAXIMUM OF 4 REBUYS THROUGH THE FIRST 4 BLINDS

ANY PLAYER CAN JOIN THE TOURNAMENT UP TO THE END OF THE 4TH BLIND 

ANY PLAYER THAT SHOWS UP AFTER THE START OF THE 3RD BLIND FORFEITS THEIR ADD-ON

PLAYERS CAN LEAVE AS THE CHOOSE FOR SMOKE BREAKS AND BE BLINDED OUT

HOLE CARDS MUST BE KEPT VISIBLE FOR ALL PLAYERS TO SEE

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH PLAYER TO PROTECT HIS/HER CARDS AT ALL TIMES

IF CARDS STILL IN PLAY ARE RAKED INTO THE MUCK FOR ANY REASON, 

THOSE CARDS ALONG WITH ALL THE PRECEDING CHIPS PUT INTO THE POT OF THAT HAND ARE FORFEITED

IF A CARD IS FLIPPED DURING THE DEAL, THE PLAYER WHOSE CARD IS FLIPPED HAS THE OPTION TO KEEP THE CARD

THEY MAY NOT LOOK AT THEIR OTHER CARD BEFORE MAKING A DECISION, UNLESS THEY LOOKED BEFORE IT WAS FLIPPED

DO NOT TOUCH OTHER PEOPLES CHIPS WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION

NEVER LOOK AT ANOTHER’S MUCKED CARDS.  THIS INCLUDES WHEN YOU RAKE THE CARDS INTO A PILE TO SHUFFLE

DO NOT TABLE TALK ABOUT THE HAND OR ENCOURAGE ANOTHER PLAYER ONCE YOU ARE OUT OF THE HAND

“ALL IN” CARDS CANNOT BE MUCKED AND MUST BE SHOWN TO PREVENT DUMPING CHIPS TO ANOTHER PLAYER

EACH PLAYER IS ALLOWED ONLY ONE “RABBIT HUNT” A NIGHT TO SPEED UP THE GAME

VERBAL STATEMENTS SUCH AS “CALL”, “FOLD”, OR “RAISE” ARE BINDING AND WILL BE UPHELD IF WITNESSED BY OTHER PLAYERS

STRING BETS OR RAISES ARE NOT ALLOWED

PLEASE ANNOUNCE IF THE BET IS THE TOTAL OR ON TOP

EXAMPLE – IF THE BLINDS ARE 100 AND YOU WANT TO RAISE 400, 

PLEASE ANNOUNCE EITHER “400 ON TOP” OR “MAKE IT A TOTAL OF 500”

A “CLOCK” CAN BE CALLED ON A PLAYER WHO IS TAKING TOO LONG TO MAKE A DECISION  

THE PLAYER WHO CALLS THE CLOCK MUST KEEP A 1-MINUTE TIMER ON HIS/HER PHONE AND LAY IT FACE UP FOR ALL TO SEE

ONLY THE CURRENT CHIP LEADER SHOULD OFFER A SPLIT WITH THE REMAINING PLAYER(S) IF HE/SHE CHOOSES

THE REMAINING PLAYER(S) HAVE THE OPTION TO ACCEPT THAT OFFER OR PLAY ON

WHEN YOU SIGN OUT, PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME CLEARLY

AS LONG AS THE HOUSE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE SOMEONE WENT OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT

THE PLAYER CAN BE ADDED TO THE LIST WHERE THEY WENT OUT WITH NO PENALTY

CURRENTLY, ALL FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND HOLIDAY GAMES COUNT FOR POINTS UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE

THE FIRST PERSON OUT GETS 2 POINTS AND EACH PERSON AFTER GETS 1 POINT MORE EACH TIME

IF THERE ARE 25 PLAYERS, FIRST PLACE GETS 26 POINTS

TOP 3 PLAYERS BASED ON BATTING AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR, MINIMUM OF 25 GAMES PLAYED WIN CASH BONUSES

(1ST = $200, 2ND = $100, 3RD = $50)