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House Rules
• 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.
• Only the English language may be spoken at the table.
• Only one player to a hand.
• “Rabbit Chasing” will not be allowed, you must pay to see the cards.
• Chopping (splitting) blinds is not permitted.
• Straddle bets are not permitted.
• Please check your firearms at the door.
• Do not place anything on the playing table except your cards and your chips.
• Food & drinks are not allowed at the table (that’s what the drink holders are for).
• Be kind to the dealer and to other players.
• Check-raise is acceptable and ... encouraged!
• No smoking. No spitting. No farting upwind.
• The cards speak for themselves.
• Verbally announce your betting action...NO string raises!!!
• 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.
• You may be asked (forced!) to deal some day. Learn how to deal.
• Immediately inform the Tournament Director when a player is eliminated.
• No cheating! Remember, a .357 beats five aces!
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Tournament Rules
Buy-in/Re-buy/Add-on
The dollar amount of the initial buy-in shall be posted in plain view of the playing table(s). The buy-in shall purchase 1,000 chips. These chips have no monetary value. You may re-buy into the tourney if you have lost all your chips before the first hand of the fifth blind level is dealt. Re-buy/Add-ons will be in the same dollar amount and chips as the initial buy-in. For clarification, if the initial buy-in of $25 purchases 1,000 chips, the re-buy/add-on will be $25 and will purchase 1,000 chips. Each player is allowed only one re-buy per tourney. We will allow one add-on per player at the end of the fourth round.
Payout
All monies paid in will be paid out with the exception of a $50 rake to be set aside for the tournament winner's entry into the TOC (Tournament Of Champions). The prize structure shall be posted in plain view of the playing table(s). The purse is the total of all the buy-ins, re-buys, and add-ons.
Winning the Tourney
The final player remaining with all the chips will be the first prize winner. The last player eliminated will be the second prize winner; the second last player eliminated will be the third prize winner, etc.. If more than one player is eliminated on the same hand, the player that had more chips at the start of the hand shall claim the prize money for that appropriate place. Players may not 'cut side deals' to split prizes.
Late Players
Players who have committed their attendance to the Tournament Director but have not arrived by the deal of the first hand will, at the Tournament Director’s discretion, be assigned a seat and issued chips. A player will post all appropriate blinds/antes on behalf of the absent player. If the absent player has not arrived before the first hand of the second blind level is dealt, the absent player’s chips are removed from play and he forfeits any chance to play.
Timer Use and Breaks
When the blinds timer expires, it shall be immediately restarted. The next hand will be dealt at the new blind level. For the purpose of this rule, a hand is considered currently in play once the all blinds/antes are posted AND the dealer has begun shuffling (riffles the deck). Breaks will be at the discretion of the Tournament Director. The timer is stopped during breaks and during any disputes that occur which require attention from the tournament director to resolve. No additional hands at any table should be started during such a break although hands already in progress should be completed.
Blinds Schedule
The blinds schedule shall be posted in plain view of the playing table(s). A copy of the blind schedule is also provided at the end of this document.
Seating
Each table will seat a maximum of 10 players. Players will be distributed as evenly as possible between all tables.
Dead Button Rule
If the big blind busts out and is not replaced by a player from another table, the button moves to the player who posted the small blind and the player to the left of the former big blind assumes the big blind. There is no small blind for that hand. On the following deal, the button moves to the now empty seat (the seat vacated by the eliminated big blind player) and the two players to the left post the normal blinds. This will result in the same player being the dealer two hands in a row.
When the small blind busts out and is not replaced by a player from another table, the button does not move. The player who was the big blind will now post the small blind and the player to his left will post the big blind. This will result in the same player being the dealer two hands in a row.
Players Leaving
If a player leaves the table for any reason and will return before 20 minutes are up, he can opt to drop every hand that occurs during his absence. He will be responsible for all antes and blinds but will not be dealt cards and cannot win any hands. Players remaining at the table, or another person designated by the absentee, will post all antes and blinds for the absent player. If the missing player is moved to another table, his chips will move and he will continue to blind appropriately at the new table. Any player who does not return within 20 minutes forfeits all his remaining chips, to be split evenly among the remaining players at that table. Odd chips are returned to the bank. There will be no refunds or cash-outs given to players who leave after the first hand of the tourney is dealt.
If a player leaves the table for any reason and will be away for longer than 20 minutes, he forfeits all his remaining chips, to be split evenly among the remaining players at that table. Odd chips are returned to the bank. There will be no refunds or cash-outs given to players who leave after the first hand of the tourney is dealt.
The Tournament Director
The Tournament Director is responsible for all table, seating and dealer decisions. The Tournament Director is responsible for the handling of the timer although may delegate this task to any dealer/player at his discretion. In the case of disputes and rules interpretations, the Tournament Director will have final authority. If the dispute directly involves the Tournament Director, a third-party will be appointed to resolve the dispute.
Dealers
We will be using assigned dealers at each table to ease and speed up play. If you would like to volunteer to deal please contact the Tournament Director. Dealers may or may not be a player in the tournament.
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Tournament Of Champions
Winners of 12 monthly tournaments earn free entry fee and automatic qualification.
Remaining seats will be filled from point leaders to make a total of 18 players.
Year end T.O.C. point totals will determine starting chip count at tournament.
Scoring
Place Points = (# of players x 10) - (# of place x 10) + 10
Kill Points = # of players felted x 10
Penalty = 25% of total points for each re-buy and/or add-on
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