Poker Pub Night

Every Wednesday Evening

New games begin at 7pm & 10pm

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TEXAS HOLD 'EM RULES

1. Prior to dealing the cards, two blinds (the Small Blind and the Big Blind) are placed in the "pot" by the two players to the immediate left of the dealer. The "blinds" are put in to start the action.

2. Everyone is dealt two down cards ("hole cards"). The action begins with the player to the left of the Big Blind folding, calling, or raising. Action continues with all players making one of these decisions. This is the first betting round.

3. Upon completion of the first round of betting, the dealer then turns over three cards (community cards known as "The Flop"). This is the second betting round. Beginning with this round of betting (and throughout the remainder of the hand), the player to the left of the button acts first. A player may now check (not bet or fold) or bet if there is no betting in front of them. If there is betting and/or raising in front of them, they may Call, Raise, or Fold.

4. Following the completion of action on the "flop", the dealer turns over another card (known as "The Turn" or "Fourth Street"). This is the third round of betting. The betting again starts with the player closest to the left of the button.

5. Following the completion of action on "the turn", the dealer turns over the last card (known as "The River" card or "Fifth Street"). This is the final round of betting.

6. Upon completion of the final round of betting, the best hand wins the pot.
 

Additional Information
Card rankings* (what beats what):

Highest card: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2
Pair (A,A, Q,Q, etc.)
Two Pair (A,A,J,J, etc.)
Three of a kind (7,7,7, etc.)
Straight (Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, etc.)
Flush (all five cards with the same suit, Hearts, Spades, etc.)
Full House (K,K,K,8,8, three cards of same denomination plus another pair)
Four of a Kind (K,K,K,K, etc.)
Straight Flush (sequential five cards of the same suits)
Royal Flush (Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten of the same suit)

*There is no cost or fee necessary to play in the tournament

* No priority will be given to the suit of the cards

* All players MUST forfeit their smaller chips when the floor men come around to change out the chips. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

* If a table winds down to only four (4) players, notify one of the floor men and they will add more players or reassign the table

* If there are any disputes or questions, they will be handled by the Floor men.

* The Poker Pub and the participating establishment has the right to disqualify any player at its own discretion.
 

Points System:
Each participating player will be given the opportunity to take part in the Points system.

The points leaders after each two weeks will be calculated and the top 160 players will be invited to the final tournament (preference given to players that have made it to the final tables of the regular tournaments as well as high-scorers), where they will compete for a chance to win a trip for two to Las Vegas.
 

Points Awarding:
Participation points- 15 points per round played
Final eight players will be awarded as followed:
- First place: 1000 points
- Second place: 600
- Third place: 500
- Fourth place: 400
- Fifth place: 300
- Sixth place: 200
- Seventh place: 100
- Eighth place: 50

BAR RULES

*There is no cost or fee necessary to play in the tournament*

1. Players must come in thirty (30) minutes prior to the tournament start to register and sign up on the players list. The list will NOT accept early sign-ups or call-ins. NO EXCEPTIONS. Each participant in The Poker Pub may sign themselves and one (1) guest up. Guests may NOT sign up a guest of their own.

2. Normal rules of No Limit Texas Hold 'em will apply.

3. Each player will receive $4,000 in chip points (20 chips total)

4. When all are full and players are seated, each person will draw a card and highest card takes first deal. If two players have the same card, they will draw again. The deal will be passed on in a clockwise manner.

5. The waiting list will have a maximum of ten (10) persons. Those persons will be given an official waiting list number corresponding to their place on the waiting list and then will fill in empty seats in order. The waiting list will close and NO waiting players will be allowed to sit after thirty (30) minutes of the tournament have passed. Every waiting list player must post the big blind when they sit at their first table.

6. Blinds will be raised every fifteen to twenty (15-20) minutes (25-50 ---> 50-100);this will be announced by the floor men. If a hand is still being dealt during the blind raise, the next round of play will be with the raised blinds.

7.NOTE: In the event that the first session runs long, the second session
blinds MAY start at 50-100. This is at the discretion of the floor men.

8. Players not at their table when they are to post a blind will have that blind posted automatically for them (out of their chips) by the dealer. If said player is STILL not at their table when their turn comes in the first round of betting, their blind will be automatically added to the pot and their cards will be mucked (i.e. thrown into the fold pile).

9. If a player leaves the tournament early for any reason, his / her chips will ALL be added to the pot on his / her table for the hand being played at the time he / she leaves. If a player leaves the tournament in between hands, his / her chips will ALL be added to the pot for the next hand.

10. A fifteen (15) minute break will be offered after the first hour of play. Players must leave their chips so that they can be broken down and replaced with higher valued chips (due to the increase in blinds).

11. Once a player is eliminated (out of chip points) they are not allowed to buy back in or borrow chips. They must sign up for the next round if they want to play again.

12. Pre-flop, the minimum bet is up to the big blind (i.e. calling the big blind). If any additional betting takes place either pre-flop or post-flop, the minimum bet is the big blind. On fourth and fifth streets (the final two cards), however, the minimum bet is double the big blind.

13. If hands are turned over early, betting will be frozen and the hand will be played out--highest hand wins.

14. Moving players to new tables will happen as follows: if each table has four persons playing, the tables will be combined and all eight players will draw (high) cards to determine where the dealer button will start. In any other case (i.e. with any other number of players being moved), the players being moved will draw cards at their initial table, then the person(s) who drew the highest card(s) will select which open seat to fill at their new table.

15. NOTE: THE IDEAL POSITION FOR A NEW PLAYER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE BUTTON (TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT OF THE DEALER).

16. Players who make it to the final table per each tournament will be invited to join the other nightly top winners in the Poker Pub Tournament of Champions where they will be able to compete for the GRAND PRIZE!!!