Tournament Directors are to consider the best interest of the game and fairness as the top priority in the decision-making process. Unusual circumstances can on occasion dictate that decisions in the interest of fairness take priority over the technical rules.
The Tournament Director's decision is final and binding. Do not argue any decisions or you may be asked to leave the establishment.
Poker players may only play at 1 game at a time (i.e. Play at Cash Table and Tournament or V.L.T. & Tournament or Cash Table, etc.) If a player is playing 2 different games, they will be asked
to chose 1, if a player decides to leave a tournament for another game, their chips will be removed from play.

1) Players should be registered (Put name on sheet) by 7:15pm, 7:45 at Water Street Location, give name to director and money will be collected when chips are given out. If players name is not on the sign-in sheet, their seat may not be guaranteed for tournament & Cash Table.

2) Play starts at 7:30pm sharp, 6:00PM at Water Street Location, players will collect chips and be seated in their drawn seat. Most games have an ADD-ON BOUNTY GAME, and usually mean players have to pay extra to play the bounty game.

3) All games are now considered re-entry games, with the exception of re-buy games. You will be able to re-enter 1 time only (as of March 25th, 2012). You will not be able to purchase empty seats as of that date. The re-entry is in effect for the first hour only, after that time, you will not be able to re-buy. If a person shows up late, they will be able to sit within the first hour, if there are no seats available, they may choose to go on a waiting list, if a seat becomes available, the first person on the list has the option to sit, if that person chooses not to, or is not in attendance, the next person on the list has the option.

4) No foul or abusive language directed at any other players, of any kind. Foul language may be tolerated to an extent of Not offending any other players at their table.

5) No food or drinks allowed on the pool tables, no exceptions.

6) All cards are to be kept above the table at all times. Folded hands must be discarded to the middle of the table and cannot be retrieved (cards may only be retrieved if they have NOT touched any other cards on the table, including the MUCK, or stub). If cards being discarded touch a person's hole cards and are not easily identifiable, all cards will be considered DEAD.

7) Do not talk about or show your cards during action. Players showing their cards to other players that are still playing the hand will receive a warning & will incur penalties for any further infractions. If a player has folded and shows his/her hand will be given 1 warning, next infraction will cause that player to be expelled with no refund. Any players, who show their cards before a muck, must show everyone-Show One Show All.

8) Don't splash the pot; keep all bets in front of you. Preferably in neat stacks. Forward motion MAY be considered a bet, even if just counting chips out (I.E. Counting out chips, then returning to your cards for another look, this move may be considered a bet), try to follow rule 10 at all times to avoid any confusion.

9) All bets must be at least the size of the big blind. Any bets after an initial bet must be at least the amount of the first bet (i.e. $400 initial bet, cannot be raised no less than $400) except in the case of an All In,  an all-in bet of less than a full raise does not reopen the betting to a player who has already acted.

10) No String Betting, state your bet before entering chips into the pot, if you want to raise, you must state Raise before you place chips into the pot, you cannot say call and then raise. You will only be allowed to call the original bet if you say call first. Another acceptable raise would be to place the raise out in one motion. Throwing your Bounty Chip in the pot is also an acceptable ALL-IN bet.

11) Players must wait their turn to bet/raise, check or fold. The dealer should be aware of all betting and that players do so in order. If a player skips a person and calls a raise, that person must take back their bet and allow the person skipped their turn, and the person who bet out of turn is only allowed to match that bet, they may not raise, unless the turn goes around again to that person. If a person only has an odd chip, it may be chipped up by the house to complete  a bet, they will not be forced to be ALL IN (I.E. Blinds are 100/200, player only has a $250 chip, they may state CALL, and if no change can be made in the pot, the house will chip up the $250 and make change, giving the player back a $100 and leaving the bet of $200 in the pot.

12) Making a play before the dealer has played the next turn is also considered to be an out of turn move in both Cash and Tournament play. (I.E. betting in the dark, before dealer has turned the Flop, Turn or River. Checking in the dark is not considered out of turn because that is the default move).

13) Players must make their decision to play a hand in a timely manner, including checking/betting/raising or folding. The dealer must keep play moving in a timely manner, if a player is taking a long time to make a decision, they should be timed, if a player takes longer than 1 minute, they should be clocked by the dealer to make a move, at that point, a ten second countdown shall be made, in which the player must make a decision or fold the hand at the end of 10 seconds.

14) Side pots: Each side pot will be split as a separate pot. They will not be mixed in with the base pot before they are split. It is preferred that the dealer do all splits and refrain from letting others put their hands in the pot at any time.

15) Once the dealer has shuffled the cards, they MUST have the deck cut by the person seated to their right. A cut card is used to conceal the bottom card; all dealers must use the cut card appropriately.

16) All players are expected to Deal for themselves; however, dealers who are deemed unable to deal may be dealt for. Any player who constantly has
misdeals may be asked not to deal.

17) A misdeal will be called when the following occurs; a card has been revealed during the initial passing of cards from dealer, the cards will be returned and dealt again. A dealer who inadvertently shows cards during the passing out process may be asked to not deal again.

18) You must protect your hand at all times, keep cards in line of site (not hidden by chip stacks, or held against body, etc.). It is recommended that the use of a chip or card guard be used to protect your hand. If you fail to protect your hand, you will have no redress if it becomes fouled or another player accidentally kills it.

19) When multiple tables are used, the tables will be kept as even as possible, when tables lose players, some players will be moved to other tables to even things out. The player being moved from a table will be the person who is currently UTG (Under the gun) in the current hand that is being played, or if hand has just ended, the person who would be UTG. When moved to the new table, they must sit in the nearest empty seat forward to the dealer (Even if it is the small or big blind and assume the role of that position). The only seat that the player may not take is the seat in between the dealer and the small blind. When the remainder of a table is being broken down, cards will be cast to determine tables of players being moved.

20) When all players are moved into the "Final Table", the seating will be random and the deal will be redrawn.

21) When chips are coloured up, all chips will be rounded up. No chips will be forfeited to bank when smaller chips are removed. Only the tournament director or the person designated by him/her will be allowed to colour up chips that are in play.

22) Players should count their chips before play begins, any discrepancies should be pointed out to the director. Once play begins all chip counts are considered to be correct.

23) Players who are knocked out of the tournament should remove themselves from the table A.S.A.P. to make way for any other players, or to not be confused with active players at the table. People are advised to not sit in empty chairs around the table; they may watch from a distance and not be involved in the play in any way.

24) A player must finish the tournament once started, and may not ask that a player substitute for them, no exceptions.

25) No side bets allowed, anyone making side deals (i.e. let a person finish higher to claim a Jackpot, etc.) will forfeit any prize, no exceptions. All tournaments must be finished accordingly, if remaining players decide to split the prize money, they forfeit all points as well as any Playoff seats that would have been awarded.

26) No player may sell/give away their seat in any tournament, only the players who started a tournament, and holders of the passes that were issued to them, may use them.

27) Poker is an individual game. Soft play will result in penalties, which may include forfeiture of chips and/or disqualification. Chip dumping will result in disqualification.

28) Players are obligated to protect the other players in the tournament at all times. Therefore, players, whether in the hand or not, may not:
a. Disclose contents of live or folded hands.
b. Advise or criticize play before the action is complete.
c. Read a hand that hasn't been tabled.
The one-player-to-a-hand rule will be enforced.

29) All chips must be visible at all times. Players may not hold or transport tournament chips in any manner that takes them out of view. Racks are provided for carrying chips from table to table. A player who does so will forfeit the chips and will face disqualification. The forfeited chips will be taken out of play. Players must also keep their higher denomination chips visible at all times when at the table.

30) A player who exposes his cards with action pending may incur a penalty, but will not have a dead hand. The penalty will begin at the end of the hand.

The following rules apply to Re-Buy Tournaments Only

31) Any player may re-buy when they have no chips remaining for the first hour (Until First Break). This includes All-Ins.

32) Only one Re-Buy at any time (A player may only re-buy once at any one time, no multiples). During the re-buy round, you may only buy when you have 0 (zero) chips remaining. If you have less than the starting amount at the end of the re-buy round, you may re-buy along with your Add-On Option.

33) An option occurs at the end of the first hour, or at the beginning of the first break, where any player may option to buy double the amount of starting chips for the same amount of the initial buy-in, no matter if they are the short stack, or the chip leader!!!!!!!!

34) A player must Re-Buy when they have 0 (zero) chips and in the same hand they are playing, and must Re-Buy before the start of the next hand, no stalling, the one minute rule will be honored (see rule 13).

The following apply to the Cash Tables (along with all house rules above and other posted rules)

35) Cash Tables Close 15 minutes after last call, no exceptions. The Bartender makes the decision for Last Call.

36) Players must play the regular house tournament to play on any cash table, their name MUST BE on the sign up sheet.

37) The games are No Limit Texas Hold 'Em, absolutely no straddling at any time.

38) The blind levels are 25¢/50¢ & 50¢/$1.00; no other blind levels may be played without permission from management.

39) Any tournament director may sit in on any cash table, whether they played in the main tournament or not. Their roll as a player will also include ruling on any play that they deem necessary, and may rule accordingly.