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Chapter 3 - GENERAL POKER RULES

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THE BUY-IN


1. The following circumstances cause a A mistake on the dealing of a hand which causes the cards to be reshuffled and a new hand to be dealt. misdeal, provided attention is called to the error before two players have acted on their hands. (If two players have acted in turn, the deal must be played to conclusion, as explained in rule #2)

(a) The first or second card of the hand has been dealt faceup or exposed through dealer error.


(b) Two or more cards have been exposed by the dealer.


(c) Two or more A card that appears faceup in the deck where all other cards are facedown. boxed cards (improperly faced cards) are found.


(d) Two or more extra cards have been dealt in the starting hands of a game.


(e) An incorrect number of cards has been dealt to a player, except the top card may be dealt if it goes to the player in proper sequence.


(f) Any card has been dealt out of the proper sequence (except an exposed card may be replaced by the After the initial round of cards is dealt, the first card off the deck in each round that is
placed under a chip in the pot,
for security purposes. To do so is to burn the card; the card itself is called the burncard. burncard).


(g) The A player who is in the designated dealer position. button was out of (1) The relation of a player\'s seat to the blinds or the button.
(2) The order of acting on a betting round or deal. position .


(h) The first card was dealt to the wrong (1) The relation of a player\'s seat to the blinds or the button.
(2) The order of acting on a betting round or deal. position .


(i) Cards have been dealt to an empty seat or a player not entitled to a hand.


(j) A player has been dealt out who is entitled to a hand. This player must be present at the table or have posted a A required bet made before any cards are dealt. blind or A prescribed amount posted before the start of a hand by all players. ante.

2. Once A fold, check, call, bet, or raise. For certain situations, doing something formally connected with the game that conveys information about your hand may also be considered as having taken action. Examples would be showing your cards at the end of the hand, or indicating the number of cards you are taking at draw. action occurs, a A mistake on the dealing of a hand which causes the cards to be reshuffled and a new hand to be dealt. misdeal can no longer be declared. The hand will be played to conclusion, and no money will be returned to any player whose hand is fouled. In Games in which a dealer button is used.
button game, A fold, check, call, bet, or raise.
For certain situations, doing something formally connected with the game that
conveys information about your hand may also be considered as having taken
action. Examples would be showing your cards at the end of the hand, or indicating the number of cards you are taking at draw. action is considered to occur when two players after the A required bet made before any cards are dealt. blind have acted on their hands. In stud games, action is considered to occur when two players after the forced The act of placing a wager in turn into the
pot on any betting round, or the chips put into the pot.
bet have acted on their hands.