General Game Rules
Understanding and Abiding by the Rules
By entering a game, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to
abide by the General Game Rules, the System Rules and the individual Game Rules
of the Prima Poker System.
Individual Play
Poker is a game where players play for their own interests. Any kind of co-operation
between players is not permitted. Sophisticated anti-collusion software is employed
to detect players who attempt to team up at any of the tables.
Minimum Buy-in
The minimum buy-in for any game is ten times the amount of the small bet. For example,
the minimum buy-in in a $3/$6 game is $30.
Table Stakes
There are low and high bets in each game, as per the table stakes and betting limits.
For example, in a $5/$10 game, the low bet is $5 and the high bet is $10. All table
stakes are displayed next to the name of each table in the poker room lobby.
Note:
You cannot increase your bet while a hand is in play.
All-in
If you do not have enough chips to match a 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 known as "going all-in". You then contend for the pot in an amount proportional
to the chips you put in. The subsequent bets made by the other players are put into
a side pot. The all-in player has no share in this pot.
Checks and Raises
Checking and then raising is permitted in all games.
Bets and Raises
No raises are permitted once the betting is capped. Players may only call or fold.
When playing 1-on-1, or if only two Players remain in a game, the maximum number
of bets permitted per betting round is eight.
Blinds and Posts
- Blind bets are used to start the game play. The player to the immediate left of
the Dealer posts the small blind. The next player to the left posts the big blind.
The small blind is half of the lower betting limit. The big blind is a full bet
at the lower betting limit. For example, in a $10/$20 game, the small blind is $5
and the big blind is $10.
- When a new player enters a game s/he is given a choice of posting the big blind
immediately or waiting until it comes around to their position. A player who decides
to wait will receive no cards until it is his/her turn to post the big blind. If
a player decides to post the big blind immediately on joining the table, the equivalent
of one big blind is posted, and s/he receives cards immediately.
- Both the big blind and post are considered live bets. So the player who posted the
small blind must equalize the betting once the new player has posted the equivalent
of one big blind.
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Players who sit out and then sit in again, must either wait for the big blind to
reach them again before receiving cards, or post both a big blind and a small blind
to begin receiving cards immediately.
Note:
When posting both blinds, only the big blind portion of the post is live. The small
blind portion of the post is placed in the pot. The player is penalized the equivalent
of a small blind.
Exposing Hands at Showdown
- All active hands are automatically displayed at the showdown unless a player has
previously clicked the "Muck Losing Hands" option.
- All called hands at the showdown are available for viewing to any Player in the
PlayCheck™ readout of a hand.
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Players who win a pot without a showdown are given the option to show or muck their
hand at the time. Uncalled winning hands that are mucked are not available for viewing
in the PlayCheck™ readout.
Sitting Out
You can leave the table for a few hands by clicking the "Sit Out" checkbox.
You are removed from a table if you sit out for more than fifteen minutes or have
missed two rounds of blinds.
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