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POKER TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
2011 Rules Version 1.0, July 30, 2011
The PokerTDA is comprised of poker room personnel from around the world whose objective is to draft a standardized set of rules for poker tournaments. The following TDA rules supplement the standard or "house rules" of this card room/casino. In case of conflict between these rules and the rules & regulations of theapplicable gaming agency, the agency rules apply. General Concepts 1: Floor People Floor people are to consider the best interest of the game and fairness as top priorities in the decision-making process. Unusual circumstances can on occasion dictate that decisions in the interest of fairness take priority over the technical rules. The floorperson's decision is final. 2: Official Language TheEnglish-only rule will be enforced in the United States during the play of hands. English will be used in international play along with the local or native language. 3: Official Terminology of Tournament Poker Official terms are simple, unmistakable, time-honored declarations like: bet, raise, call, fold, check, all-in, pot (in pot-limit only), and complete. Regional terms may also meet this standard.The use of non-standard language is at player’s risk because it may result in a ruling other than what the player intended. It is the responsibility of players to make their intentions clear. See Rules 37 & 45. 4: Communication Players may not talk on the phone while at the poker table. House rules apply to all other forms of electronic devices. Seating Players; Breaking & Balancing Tables 5: RandomCorrect Seating Tournament and satellite seats will be randomly assigned. A player who started the tournament in the wrong seat with the correct chipstack amount will be moved to the correct seat and will take his current total chipstack with him. For a player in a wrong seat with another player’s chips, see Recommended Procedures at the TDA Forum. 6: Special Needs Accommodations for players withspecial needs will be made when possible.

7: Breaking Tables Players going from a broken table to fill in seats assume the rights and responsibilities of the position. They can get the big blind, the small blind, or the button. The only place they cannot get a hand is between the small blind and the button. 8: Balancing Tables A: In flop and mixed games when balancing tables, the player whowill be big blind next will be moved to the worst position, including taking a single big blind when available, even if that means the seat will have the big blind twice. Worst position is never the small blind. In stud-only events, players will be moved by position (the last seat to open up at the short table is the seat to be filled). The table from which a player is moved will be as specified bya predetermined procedure. Play will halt on any table that is 3 or more players short. B: In mixed games (example: HORSE), when the game shifts from hold’em to stud, after the last hold’em hand the button is moved exactly to the position it would be if the next hand was hold’em and then frozen there during the stud round. The player moved during stud is the player who would be the big blind ifthe game was hold’em for that hand. When hold'em resumes the button for the first hand will be at the position where it was frozen. 9: Number of Players at Final Table In flop games, the final table will consist of 10 players. In six-handed games, the final table will consist of 7 players. In stud games, the final table will consist of 9 players. Pots / Showdown 10: Declarations Cards speak. Verbaldeclarations as to the content of a player's hand are not binding; however, any player deliberately miscalling her hand may be penalized. 11: Face Up for All-Ins All cards will be turned face up once a player is all-in and all betting action for the hand is complete. The dealer & players should insist on timely compliance with this rule. 12: Showdown Order In a non-all-in showdown, at the end...