Poker Etiquette

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  1. All games are table stakes.
  2. English is the only language during the play of the hand.
  3. Only one player per hand allowed.
  4. Any table changes must notify shift supervisor.
  5.  Any person leaving table for 30 minutes or more will forfeit their seat to next person on list.
  6. All money placed in the pot stays in the pot.
  7. Once pot is out of play no decision can be rendered.
  8. Only one short buy-in between full buys permitted.
  9. Player must have a full buy-in when changing games, unless moving from a broken game. If your moving breaks the game you must have a full buy-in.
  10. Players must act on their hands in turn. Verbal commitments made in turn are binding. Acting on a hand out of turn could be binding.
  11. If a player miscalls their hand and causes another to discard theirs, the miscalling player cannot win the pot.
  12. Players are not allowed to verbally speculate on another players hand.
  13. Blind chopping is not permitted.

POKER HAND VALUES

  • Royal Flush: 5 cards of the same suit in sequence, ace being the highest card.
  • Straight flush:5 cards of the same suit in sequence.
  • Four of a Kind: 4 cards of the same rank.
  • Full House: 3 cards of the same rank and 2 cards the same of another rank.
  • Flush: 5 cards in same suit.
  • Straight: 5 cards in sequence.
  • 3 of a Kind: 3 cards of the same face value.
  • 2 Pair: 2 cards of the same face value plus 2 other cards of the same face value.
  • 1 Pair: Any two cards of the same face value.
  • High card: Highest card in the hand.

JACKPOT INFORMATION

  • Hold’em: Aces full Queens or better beaten by four of a kind or better. Both hole cards must play.
  • Mini Aces: Aces full of dueces thru Jacks beaten by four of a kind or better. Both hole cards must play.
  • High Stud: Four of a kind or better must be beaten.
  • Low Stud:A hand of 6,4,3,2,1 must be beaten.
  • Omaha: Four fives or better.

In all jackpot games, 50% of the posted jackpot goes to the loser of the hand 25% of the posted hand goes to the winner of the hand. The remaining 25% is divided equally among the remaining players. The board takes precedent in the event of a high card tie. If two or more players contend for the Bad Beat, the best hand wins.