BobCon No-limit Texas Hold’em

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Poker Tournament Rules

These No-limit Texas Hold'em poker tournament rules are to be used in conjunction with Robert’s Rules of Poker. Where there is a discrepancy between these rules and Robert’s Rules of Poker, these rules shall take precedence.

Buyin/Rebuy/Add-on

The dollar amount of the initial Buyin will be $25. The buyin shall purchase 4500 chips. These chips have no monetary value. You may Rebuy into the tourney if you have lost all your chips before the first break begins. Rebuys will cost $15 and you will get the same amount of chips as the initial buyin (4500). There is no limit to the number of rebuys per tourney. There are no Add-ons in this tourney.

Blinds Schedule

The blinds schedule shall be posted in plain view of the playing table(s).

Payout

60% of the money collected for the initial Buyins will be paid out. The prize structure shall be posted in plain view of the playing table(s). The prize structure is as follows: first prize will be 50% of the purse, second prize will be 30% and third prize will be 20%. The purse is 60% of the total of all the buyins.

Winning the Tourney

The final player remaining with all the chips will be the first prizewinner. The last player eliminated will be the second prizewinner; the second last player eliminated will be the third prizewinner. If more than one player is eliminated on the same hand for the prize money, finishing positions are decided by the most chips going into the hand. For example, four payers remain and two are eliminated in a single hand. The player with the largest chip stack going into that hand wins third place prize money. Players may 'cut side deals' to split prizes but the Tournament Director is never responsible for the execution of these deals.

Late Players

Players who have committed their attendance to the Tournament Director but have not arrived by the deal of the first hand will be assigned a seat and issued chips. A player will post all appropriate blinds on behalf of the absent player. If the absent player has not arrived before the first break (the end of level 4) or if the table the player was at break up, the absent player’s chips are removed from play and he forfeits any chance to play.

Timer Use and Breaks

When the blinds timer expires, it shall be immediately restarted. The next hand will be dealt at the new blind level. For the purpose of this rule, a hand is considered currently in play once the all blinds are posted AND the dealer has begun shuffling (riffles the deck). Breaks will be at the discretion of the Tournament Director. The timer will be stopped during breaks and during any disputes that occur which require attention from the tournament director to resolve. No additional hands at any table should be started during such a break although hands already in progress should be completed.

Seating

Each table will seat a maximum of eight players. Players will be distributed as evenly as possible between all tables. Seating assignments will be handed out prior to the beginning of play.

Moving Players

If the number of players differs by two or more between any two tables, one player must move from the highest populated table to the lowest populated table. The person who would be in the big blind position from the large table will move to the 1^st open seat that is at the big blind position or to the left of the big blind position at the small table.

Dead Button Rule

If the big blind busts out and is not replaced by a player from another table, the button moves to the player who posted the small blind and the player to the left of the former big blind assumes the big blind. There is no small blind for that hand. On the following deal, the button moves to the now empty seat (the seat vacated by the eliminated big blind player) and the two players to the left post the normal blinds. This will result in the same player being the dealer two hands in a row.

When the small blind busts out and is not replaced by a player from another table, the button does not move. The player who was the big blind will now post the small blind and the player to his left will post the big blind. This will result in the same player being the dealer two hands in a row.

The Tournament Director

The Tournament Director is responsible for all table, seating and dealer decisions. The Tournament Director is responsible for the handling of the timer although may delegate this task to any dealer/player at his discretion. In the case of disputes and rules interpretations, the Tournament Director will have final authority. If the dispute directly involves the Tournament Director, a third-party will be appointed to resolve the dispute.

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