Rules of Hold 'em
- There is no ante in Hold 'em. Each hand begins when the
two players to left of the dealer post a "small blind"
and "big blind" respectively. The "blinds"
increase throughout the tournament. The dealer rotates clockwise
around the table with each new hand so all players are equally
responsible for the blinds.
- After the blinds have been posted each player is dealt 2
cards face down. There is then a round of betting starting with
the player to the left of the big blind and ending with the
big blind.
- 3 cards are then dealt face up. These cards are called the
"flop" and comprise the first 3 of 5 cards that make
up the "board". All cards on the board are shared
by all players in each hand. There is a round of betting on
the flop.
- 1 card is then dealt face up on the board. This card is called
the "turn" and is followed by a round of betting.
- 1 final card is dealt face up on the board. This card is
called the "river" and is followed by a final round
of betting.
- Each player remaining in the hand then makes the best 5 card
poker hand they can using any combination of the 2 cards in
their hand and the 5 on the board.
Tournament specific rules:
- There are no betting limits. However, a raise must be at
least the amount of the previous bet.
- Each player starts with 1500 tournament dollars.
- If a player loses all of their chips they may obtain 1500 additional
tournament chips to continue playing. We will request an additional
suggested $20 donation.
- After 1 and 1/2 hours there will be no more opportunities to get
back in the game once a player is out. However, all players regardless
of stack size may add-on an additional 2000 chips at that time. We will
request an additional suggested $20 donation.
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