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Poker Rules

There are many variations of poker to choose from. Some use community cards (Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha) while others do not. Each one brings a unique element to the game that will affect the strategy of play. The poker rules presented here are taken from “Roberts Rules of Poker” authored by Bob Ciaffone, a leading authority on card room rules.  

You can download these rules as PDF: Roberts Rules of Poker v11

  1. PROPER BEHAVIOR 
    1. Conduct Code
    2. Poker Etiquette
    3. Tobacco Use
  2. HOUSE POLICIES 
    1. Decision-Making
    2. Procedures
    3. Seating
  3. GENERAL POKER RULES 
    1. The Buy-In
    2. Misdeals
    3. Dead Hands
    4. Irregularities
    5. Betting and Raising
    6. The Showdown
    7. Ties
  4. BUTTON AND BLIND USE
  5. HOLD’EM
  6. OMAHA
  7. OMAHA HIGH-LOW
  8. SEVEN-CARD STUD
  9. SEVEN-CARD STUD LOW (RAZZ)
  10. SEVEN-CARD STUD HIGH-LOW
  11. LOWBALL 
    1. Ace-to-five Lowball
    2. Deuce-to-seven Lowball
    3. No-limit and Pot-limit Lowball
  12. DRAW HIGH 
    1. The Joker
  13. KILL POTS
  14. NO-LIMIT AND POT-LIMIT 
    1. No-limit Rules
    2. Pot-limit Rules
  15. TOURNAMENTS
  16. EXPLANATIONS
  17. GLOSSARY
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