Tournament Rules

• Please check your firearms at the door.
• No smoking. No spitting. No farting upwind.
• The house has the authority to close any game at any time.
• The house has the authority to remove any player, at any time, for any period of time.
• The 'dead button' rule will be used.
• Do not place anything on the poker table except your cards, and your chips.
• Keep your cards and chips on the poker table and in plain view. Keep your big chips out front.
• Never touch another player's cards or chips.
• Do not splash the pot.
• Do not bend or mark the cards.
• Only one player to a hand.
• Players may not show their live cards.
• Players who are all-in must reveal their hands when no further action is possible.
• The cards speak for themselves.
• Do not reveal your folded cards, either physically or verbally.
• String bets are not allowed.
• Check-raising is acceptable
• Unless you suspect cheating, please do not ask to view a hand that has been called.
• No rabbit hunting (seeing what the next cards would have been).
• Chopping (splitting) blinds is not permitted.
• Straddle bets are not permitted.
• Insurance is not permitted.
• Only the English language may be spoken at the table.
• No speaking on the phone at a table.
• Be kind to the dealer and to other players.
• Immediately inform the Tournament Director when a player has been eliminated.
• No cheating! Remember, a Smith & Wesson beats five aces!

Property Rules

• No smoking.
• No strong perfumes or scents.
• No consumption of illegal intoxicants.
• No swearing.
• No sexist talk.
• No hitting on another player, especially my wife.

Table Rules

• Only the English language may be spoken at the table.
• Be kind to the dealer and to other players.
• No side bets allowed on the poker action.
• No speaking on a phone at the table.
• Do not bend or mark the cards.
• Keep your cards and chips on the table and in plain view. Keep your big chips out front.
• Never touch another player's cards or chips.
• Do not place anything on the poker table except your cards, and your chips.
• Try not to encroach upon your neighbor’s space.
• Talk is permitted. Players not in the hand should refrain from influencing the play.

Game Rules

• There is never any rake.
• The house has the authority to close any game at any time.
• The house has the authority to remove any player, at any time, for any period of time, for any violation of any rule.
• The 'Dead button' rule will be used.
• The 'Moving button' rule will be used.
• Do not 'read' the board possibilities out loud. Example - "A flush is now possible".
• The One Chip rule will be used.
• No rabbit-hunting (seeing what the next card(s) would have been).
• Unless you suspect cheating, please do not ask to view a hand that has been called.
• Do not ask for deck changes.
• Chopping (splitting) blinds is not permitted.
• Straddle bets are not permitted.
• Insurance is not permitted.

The Action

• Do not act out of turn.
• Act in an appropriate amount of time when it is your turn.
• Please verbally announce your betting action.
• Do not splash the pot.
• Check-raising is acceptable.
• String bets are not allowed.
• Only one player to a hand.
• Players may not show their live cards.
• A player who shows one card must show both cards.
• Players who are all-in must reveal their hands.
• The cards speak for themselves.
• Do not 'slow-roll'. Turn over your winning hand promptly.
• Immediately inform the Tournament Director when a player is eliminated.
• Do not reveal your folded cards, either physically or verbally.
• Never reveal another player's mucked cards!