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Whats Definite

YOU PLAY TILL YOU LOSE YOUR $50 OR WIN EVERYONE ELSES, NO CASHING OUT EARLY OR ADDING MORE CASH TO REMAIN IN.

Type of Poker

Standard poker hands will be used, no wild cards, no jokers, and no weird flushes.  The standard poker hands will be located on the wall to ensure there is no confusion.

Betting chips

All players will handover $50 to the Bowker Casino prior to starting the night.  You will be given $50 worth of Bowker Casino chips.  The chips will range in value.  On the night it may be necessary to trade chips among table members of one value for another.  This method has worked well on previous nights.

Betting

• All players will be required to place their ante on the table before receiving cards.  This ante will be increased as the night progresses.  The first hour the ante will be $1, the second hour $2….see further on.
• Betting will also be controlled.  The maximum bet per round will be $2 for the first hour, $4 for the second hour……see further on.  For example let’s have a simulated 4 player game during the first hour.

Round 1

·        Player 1 (dealer) calls for all players to place ante; 

All players place ante     $1 each.

(Players receive cards and at this point choose to fold / sit / bet)

Round 1 betting

·        Player 2 decides to sit.

·        Player 3 likes his cards and places a bet.  He may bet up to the maximum bet.  In this case the maximum is $2.  So player 3 places $2 into the pot.

·        Player 4 folds

·        Player 1 (dealer) wants to stay in the game hence must place $2 in the pot to continue.  He can’t raise the bet any more as it is at $2 which is the maximum.

·        Player 2 who decided to sit now has two options.  He can fold or place $2 in the pot to remain in the game.  He decides to see (stay in) and places $2 in the pot.  Player 2 also can’t raise more than the $2 maximum bet.

Once round 1 is complete a player who has not folded has 2 options.  One is to keep all 5 of their cards or replace up to 5 of their cards from the dealer.  This will occur in a clockwise fashion.  Once this is complete a second round of betting will commence similar to the on above.

Round 2

·              Player 2 takes 3 cards

·              Player 3 takes 1 card

·              Player 1 (dealer) takes no cards

Round 2 Betting

·              At this point player 2 decides to raise by placing a further $2 in to the pot. 

·              Player 3 decides to see this bet and also places $2 in the pot but once again can’t raise above the $2 maximum limit.

·              Player1 (dealer) decides to fold

At this point players 2 and 3 reveal their cards and the best hand wins.

The key is even if you bet maximum bets in both rounds the maximum that will come out of your stack of chips will be $1 for the ante, $2 for round one and $2 for round two.  Giving a total of $5.  This will increase as the night progresses.

Also as players cannot be bet off a table.  If a player has say $3 left and decides to take part in a hand the maximum total bet for that hand is $3.  We must give them a chance

Betting Escalation

Table Merging

This year there will be 4 tables of 4 players to commence the evening.  Each table will be selected randomly from a hat.  As the night progresses the number of table members will fall as they become bankrupt.

Once a table reaches 2 players it will wait until another table reaches 2 players to merge to form a new table of 4.  As the night progresses this rule may be modified to allow a table of 2 to merge with a table of 3 to from a table of 5.  This was done successfully at previous poker nights and requires player cooperation.

Footnote

1. If you have any issues with any of the rules stated above then Bowker Casino appreciates your time up until now.  There will be no compromise of these rules as they stand now so please reconsider your involvement.
2. If you don’t have $50 to lose then don’t come.  Bowker Casino does not tolerate sore losers.

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