Free River Club – Expectations and Basic Rules
Created: April 2018
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Please
respect the home of the host. Please
treat game equipment with respect and take care to keep the playing area in
order.
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The
home is smoke free. Please use tobacco
or vape products outside by the north end of the garage.
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COURTESY
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Please
refrain from comments about a hand in progress that may influence players
active in the pot.
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Players
are welcome so long as they support a pleasant playing environment. Insults and disrespectful behavior toward
players or hosts will not be tolerated. (However,
insults directed toward the Winnipeg Jets, Colorado Avalanche, any team from
Philadelphia, the Green Bay Packers, Chicago White Sox, or the New York Yankees
are always acceptable.)
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All
players should assist in pointing out possible errors to help keep issues to a
minimum.
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RULES
AND DECISIONS
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The
host will make decisions on rules when needed. Additionally, when there are other players
with rules and hosting experience available the host may nominate such players at
the outset as alternate decision makers able to make a rules-decision when the
host is involved in an issue or when otherwise convenient.
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For
ring games the Free River Club uses “Robert’s Rules of Poker” by Bob Ciaffone with club-specific amendments shown on the Rules and Stakes page.
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For
tournament play, the Free River Club uses Tournament Directors Association
(TDA) rules.
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DEALING
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Feel
free to ask for help if you have questions.
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Cut
cards protect the bottom of the deck, burn cards protect the top. Please use both correctly. Only burn cards at the conclusion of a round
of action, never in advance.
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To
protect the game, all players should assist by pointing out action in progress
if the dealer appears to be dealing prematurely.
o
In
big-bet poker (Spread Limit, Pot Limit, or No Limit) players may agree to deal
twice or three times for equal portions of the pot. If dealing in this situation, please wait a
moment before proceeding to afford players the opportunity to decide on this.
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ACTION
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Place
bets in front, separate from the center pot during each round. (No Splashing.) Allow the dealer to gather the bets at the
end of each round.
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When
facing a bet (or a blind) a single chip in the pot is a call absent a prior
verbal declaration.
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Please
allow the dealer to return change at the end of the round if you use an
oversize chip. Making change with another
player’s bets adds confusion as to who is in the pot and for how much.
(Making change for chips not
used in present action is acceptable provided it does not slow the action. Always confirm agreement before handling
chips from another player’s stack.)
Thanks
for reading. We hope you enjoy visiting
us.