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Poker Rules of Conduct

The following is the official poker rules of conduct. It is a good idea to familiarize yourself with all the rules as some are obvious but some are not so obvious.

Proper Conduct - Conduct Code

Management will attempt to maintain a pleasant environment for all our customers and employees, but is not responsible for the conduct of any player. We have established a code of conduct, and may deny the use of our card room to anyone who violates it. The following is not permitted:

- Collusion with another player or any other form of cheating.

- Verbally or physically threatening any patron or employee.

- Using profanity or obscene language.

- Creating a disturbance by arguing, shouting, or making excessive noise.

- Throwing, tearing, bending, or crumpling cards.

- Destroying or defacing property.

- Using an illegal substance.

- Carrying a weapon.

PROPER ETIQUETTE

The following actions are improper, and grounds for warning, suspending, or barring a violator:

- Deliberately acting out of turn.

- Deliberately splashing chips into the pot.

- Agreeing to check a hand out when a third player is all-in.

- Reading a hand for another player at the showdown before it has been placed face up on the table.

- Telling anyone to turn a hand face up at the showdown.

- Revealing the contents of a live hand in a multi handed pot before the betting is complete.

- Needlessly stalling the action of a game.

- Deliberately discarding hands away from the muck. Cards should be released in a low line of flight, at a moderate rate of speed (not at the dealer's hands or chip-rack).

- Stacking chips in a manner that interferes with dealing or viewing cards.

- Making statements or taking action that could unfairly influence the course of play, whether or not the offender is involved in the pot.

THE USE OF TABACCO

Note : These rules are for an establishment that does not completely bar smoking - these days finding one could be an achievement in itself.

- The seat on each side of the dealer is a non smoking seat.

- Cigar or pipe smoking is not allowed in the card room.

- Smoking by a guest or spectator is not allowed.