Cash Game Rules
- All cash games will be started by a Supervisor. Each cash game will have a dealer.
- All cash will be exchanged for chips/plaques by a Supervisor or Cashier.
- Once a table is full, a reserve list will be held, and seats allocated in list order.
- Players may only have money "Playing Behind" if the supervisor is exchanging it.
- Upon being informed, a player has 10 minutes to take his seat before it is re-allocated.
- No weeding can take place.
- Playing over is allowed, so long as it is in strict reserve list order A play-over box will be issued to make sure that no weeding takes place.
- Players can move from table to table, so long as they have their name on the reserve list and it's their turn, or there is a seat available on the new table.
- An "Hourly Fee" or Rake will be charged. Hourly Charges will be paid for the upcoming hour, as and when a Supervisor asks. Rake will be taken on a per pot basis. Fees vary from table to table. The full schedule can be seen on the Card Room Notice Board.
- For all cash games except Dealers Choice, blinds will be off the button. For Dealers Choice they will be on the button.
- Only chips on the table at the start of a hand shall be in play for the pot, except for as follows: Chips that are in transit from the cashier, and that the table has been informed of prior to the hand starting.
- A player with chips may add additional chips of any amount to his stack between deals, providing he has not been all-in during the previous hand. If they have then they must buy-in for at least the minimum.
- A player with no chips, who requests a hand without specifying the amount being played, must play the minimum buy-in for that hand. Verbal declarations are binding.
- A player who was all-in the previous hand and lost can buy in once for less than the minimum amount.
- Chips on the table may be used to pay for incidentals. (Cigarettes, Tips, and fees)
- No player may loan any other player money with chips directly from the table.
- All chips must be visible, to all players, with the higher denomination chips clearly on display. A player also has the right to ask another player how much they have in play.
- Button position is determined by high card.
- A player may leave any game at any time. However, if they return to play the same game within 1 hour, they must sit down with the amount they left with, regardless of table limits.
- Straddles will be allowed in cash games from £1/£2 upwards. Straddles must be done in betting order and must be twice the big blind or previous straddle.
