Online Poker Rules (cont.)

Language

To prevent collusion, communication between players at the table is in normally in one language only. No foul, abusive or insulting language is normally permitted. The use of such language may result in you being removed, suspended or banned from the Poker Room.

If this rule applies and you are penalised for using such language, your hand is likely to be automatically folded and all your contributions to the pot are forfeited. These decisions are at the discretion of the House.

Minimum Buy-in

The minimum buy-in for any game is normally ten times the amount of the small bet. For example, the minimum buy-in in a $0.50 /$1 game is $5.

Table Stakes

There are low and high bets in each game. For example, in a $5/$10 game, the low bet is $5 and the high bet is $10. You cannot increase your bet while a hand is in play.

Leaving and returning to a game

If you leave a game and return to that game in less than sixty minutes, you will start the new game with the same stakes as when you left. If you leave one game to play in another game and lose, you may return to the first game and play at a lower limit bet. Clicking the Sit Out button allows you to leave the table for a short period of time. You are removed from a table if you sit out for more than fifteen minutes or have missed two rounds of blinds.

All-in

If you do not have enough chips to bet during a hand, you are not forced to place the full bet amount. You must put all of your chips into the pot - this is calling all-in. All-in indicates that all your remaining chips are put into the pot. You then contend for the pot in an amount proportional to the chips you put in. The game play that continues among other Players is put into a side pot. The all-in Player has no share in this side pot.

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