The following rules will apply to all tournaments
unless otherwise stated.
Registration
1- Table Sit&Gos: Start as soon as the required
number of players takes a seat. Players choose their
seat on a first-come-first-served basis.
2- Multi-table Sit&Gos: Start as soon as the
required number of players is registered. Players
will be randomly seated.
3- Multi-table tournaments: Start at
predetermined times. Players will be randomly
seated.
4- Late registration is available in select
multi-table tournaments. Registration is considered
closed when any of the following occurs:
- a) The first level of the tournament is
completed.
- b) One player is eliminated from the
tournament.
- c) All available seats are filled.
- d) Maximum tournament capacity is reached.
5- Players will be allowed to unregister from a
Sit&Go tournament provided that the last person that
would start the tournament has not registered or
taken a seat.
6- Players will be allowed to unregister from a
multi-table tournament provided that registration
has not closed.
Rules
7- All players in tournaments will be forced to
post all blinds and/or antes. Players that are not
present and ready to play will be blinded/anted off.
8- Tables in multi-table tournaments will be
broken down from the highest numbered table to the
lowest numbered tables. When tables are broken,
players are randomly moved. This means a player may
be moved into the blinds after having just paid the
blinds on the previous table.
9- In multi-table tournaments, players will be
balanced as follows:
- Three players if the number of running
tables is greater than 10
- Two players if the number of running tables
is greater than two, but less than 10
- One player if the number of running tables
is two
10- Players are dealt into the next hand after a
transfer (unless they are moved into the small blind
position). Players are informed when they are
transferred (and when others are transferred to
their table).
11- In general, each player will post a small
blind and a big blind each round. Collapsing tables
and moving players mean it is possible that any of
the following may occur at any time:
- A player may be forced to post the big blind
more than once per round
- A player may be positioned with the button
for more than one hand
- A player may skip one or both blinds in a
round
Since these are basically random occurrences, no
player will receive any long-term advantage, and the
rule is necessarily fair for all players.
12- In community card games (Hold'em and Omaha),
players 'high card' to determine the starting
position of the Dealer Button. If two players get
the same high card, the suit preference of spades,
hearts, diamonds, and clubs will determine who
starts with the button.
13- All tournaments will continue until one
player has won all of the chips. In rare exceptions
(some qualifier tournaments), a tournament may stop
with more than one player remaining.
14- With the exception of rebuy tournaments, a
player is eliminated when he loses all of his chips.
15- In limit tournaments (fixed betting), there
will be one bet and three raises in each betting
round. When only two players remain, there is no
limit on the number of raises. In pot-limit and
no-limit tournaments, there are no limits on the
number of raises.
16- When two players remain, the player due to
assume the big blind will do so, and the small blind
will inherit the button. The small blind or button
will act first prior to the flop and second after
the flop.
17- If two (or more) players from the same table
are eliminated on the same hand, the player who
started the hand with the most chips will be awarded
the higher finishing position.
18- If two (or more) players from different
tables are eliminated on the same hand, the prize
money will be equally divided among all the players
who finished with the same rank. They will each be
assigned the lowest rank.
19- Players are expected to follow established
poker etiquette. Any players who abuse proper
etiquette may be disqualified from the tournament.
20- Soft playing is not allowed in tournaments.
Soft playing happens when a player does not bet his
or her hand to its full potential with the expressed
intent of helping another player advance further in
the tournament.
21- Players who do not act on their hand in time
('time out') will be automatically folded.
22- Tournaments will, at pre-determined times, go
into 'hand-for-hand' mode. This allows tables to
play the exact same number of hands at critical
times.
Cancellation Policy
23- 1-table Sit&Gos: If a tournament is cancelled
for technical reasons, any player who was eliminated
prior to cancellation will lose his or her buy-in
and entry fee. The remaining players will be
refunded their buy-ins and entry fees and will
equally divide the buy-in monies (from the players
already eliminated), regardless of their chip count
when the tournament was cancelled.
24- Multi-table Sit&Gos and tournaments: If a
tournament is cancelled for technical reasons, the
following refund policy will take effect:
- Eliminated players at the time of
cancellation will not be refunded their buy-in
or entry fee
- Players still in the tournament at time of
cancellation will be refunded:
- Prize money equal to the amount that would
have been awarded to the next player eliminated
from the tournament will be awarded to all the
players still in the tournament at the time of
cancellation. Of the remaining prize pool, 50%
will be distributed equally between all players
still in the tournament at the time of
cancellation, and 50% will be distributed on a
percentage basis at the time of cancellation
(based on each player's chip count).
- Their entry fee.
25- Play money tournaments: Any play money
tournament that is cancelled for any reason will be
considered to be 'not played'. This includes play
money tournaments with real money prize pools. Prize
pools for these tournaments will not be
redistributed, and no compensation will be awarded
to players still remaining in the tournament at the
time of cancellation.
26- The tournament Disconnect Protection and
Cancellation Policy applies to all tournaments.
27- We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule
tournaments at any time, for any reason, with or
without notice. We reserve the right to amend our
poker tournament rules and policies at any time
without notice. Such amendments will become
effective immediately upon being listed in the
'Tournament Rules' section of the website. It is the
player's sole responsibility to review the
tournament rules and policies before entering a
tournament.
28- The poker tournament rules and policies
contained herein represent the complete
understanding between the player and the site with
respect to the player’s activities at any
tournament, except as otherwise specified in any
poker tournament rules pertaining to a particular
tournament, as posted on the website.
29- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all
use of the website by a player is governed by the
Terms and Conditions of Use. In the event of any
dispute, these terms and conditions shall apply.
