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Tournament Rules

• All players must agree and adhere to the rules and regulations of CDLT tournament poker AND MUST BE A MEMBER TO TAKE PART MEMBERSHIP CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE NIGHT.

• A table service is available with waiter/waitress for refreshments during play. Payment for the drinks wil be made at the table.

• All CDLT events are No Limit Texas Hold`em Tournaments.

• All players start with the same number of chips with the following values: 8x100 + 8x25 + 2x500 giving each player a total chip value of 2000.
  
  The Chips Have No Cash Value.
  
  A 1000 and 5000 chip could be introduced into the tournament as the game progresses; also withdrawing all of the 25 chips, to make life easier for counting out larger pots and giving more table room.

• Blinds will be raised every 25 minutes; this will be announced by the floor manger, blind raises may change under the mangers discretion. If a hand is still being dealt during the blind raise, then the next round of play will be with the raised blind.

• Buy-Ins When a player loses all his/her chips, then they will be given the option to buy back into the game for the same price as tournament entry fee. They will receive another 2000 in chips. If a player is short stacked on either the big blind or the small blind during the buy in period they will have the option to re buy.
  
  BUY-IN`S WILL BE MADE BEFORE THE NEXT HAND IS DEALT. THE DEALER WILL ASK IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR OPTION TO REBUY BACK IN TO THE TOURNAMENT BEFORE HE/SHE DEALS THE NEXT HAND.
  
  Buy-in’s are only available FOR THE 1ST 4 LEVELS loss of all chips after this time would mean leaving the table and moving away from the playing area, as no further buy-in’s are available. But please feel free to stay and watch from the spectator zone.

• Add On When the buy-in period has finished all players with less than starting amount in chips will be given the choice of buying in £15 for more chips and the prize pool will be adjusted accordingly.

• In the event of unequal table numbers due to eliminations i.e. 3 players on table 2 and 5 players on table 3 a rule to equal these tables in numbers will apply, Explanation of the equal numbers system will be given on the night. PLEASE DO NOT LOSE THE LAMINATED TABLE CARDS.

• Players on joining a new table are to be dealt in the next hand unless seated in the small blind or the dealer position.

• 1 player per hand. A player may not ask for advice when it is his/her turn to act.

• At game start, players draw for the deal by 1 card been dealt clockwise from the left of the dealer, the highest card is then given the dealer button. 1st person to the left of the dealer button will place the small blind, 2nd person to the left of the dealer button will place the big blind and 3rd person from left of the dealer button shall be 1st to act when betting starts.

• The small blind is always half the size of the big blind.

• The minimum bet is equal to the size of the big blinds; Raises must be equal to or greater than the previous bet.

• All participating hands will be turned face-up whenever a player is “all in” and betting action is complete.

• No pot may be awarded until all losing hands have been killed. The winning hand should remain face-up until the pot is awarded.

• If a player lacks sufficient chips for a blind or a forced bet, the player is entitled to get action on whatever amount of chips he/she has remaining. In this situation, a side pot could occur for players with remaining chips still in action unless they want to buy in to make up what is needed to fulfil that blind payment.

• If 2 or more players tie the pot then the chips will be split equally, in the event of an odd chip, this chip will be given to the person closest left of the dealer button.

• If more than 1 player is eliminated on the same hand the player with the highest chip count at the start of the hand will be awarded the higher finishing position.

• If a small or big blind is eliminated, Blinds are rotated one player clockwise.

• Absent players will be dealt a hand and held responsible for blinds, If a player is absent from the table when it is his/her turn to act the hand will be folded.

• When only two players remain the player due to act as the big blind will do so and the other player will assume the dealer position. The dealer will act 1st prior to the flop and 2nd after the flop.

• If a card is dealt face-up by accident the Dealer continues to deal all of the hole cards as usual. The dealer then replaces the improperly dealt card with a new one and the improperly dealt card becomes the burn card.

• The burn cards and the muck cards must be kept separate until the hand is complete.

• The current Dealer is the only person allowed to touch the muck pile. No player is allowed to turn over any cards in the muck pile. After completion of the hand the current Dealer will collect all cards and pass the deal and button.

• If at any time a players cards touch the muck pile [ Discarded Pile] the cards are dead and must remain in the muck pile, and the player loses all action in that hand.

• Players chips and cards must remain on and above the table at all times.

• The dealer is the only person allowed to touch and handle chips in the pot at all times, players needing change should do so with other players between hands.

• A player must state his intentions [call, check, and raise] before placing chips in front of them. If you do not state raise, any chips placed on the table will be assumed as a call. Any extra chips will be returned to your stack.

• Do not splash the pot. Place all bets directly in front of you then push all bets in to the middle of the pot when all betting action for that round is finished.

• No String bets, to raise you must state raise; your raise must be at least equal to the previous raise. The first raise must be at least equal to the big blind i.e. Big Blind 100 then you must raise 100 or higher. All raises after must be at least equal to the previous raise [NOT BET] On all betting rounds, First to act must be equal to or greater than the big blind, first raise must be double or greater than the first bet, unless the player is all-in.

• Players who win a non called pot do not need to show there hand.

• Verbal actions are binding.

• Poker etiquette is expected from all players, inappropriate behaviour like throwing cards that go off the table may be punished with a penalty such as being dealt out for a period of time. A severe infraction such as abuse to other players, Dealers or disruptive behaviour may be punished with eviction and or /disqualification from the tournament.

• All participants are strictly prohibited from placing any form of money on a session table, as law prohibits this. There will be no exceptions to this rule and violators will be asked to leave immediately.

• The floor managers decision is final on all disputes.

• PRIZES: you must be over 18 to be eligible for this prize money tournament, again this is the law.

• Rules kindly provided by CDLT Tournaments, Need a fundraiser then contact CDLT Tournaments on 01229466288 or visit them at the BarrowPoker Forum.