POKER RULES – Mohegan Sun

POKER RULES

OVERVIEW

This rulebook was designed to cover the many

possible scenarios and circumstances that may come

up in the Poker Room. A guest’s presence in the

Poker Room means that they agree to abide by our

rules and procedures. By taking a seat in one of our

games, they are accepting our management as the

final authority on all matters relating to that game.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Proper Conduct 2

General Rules 2-4

Poker Conduct 5

House Policies 6-7

Operating Procedures 8

The Buy-in/All-in /Table Stakes 8-9

Exposed Cards 9-10

Boxed Cards 10

Misdeals 10-11

Defective Deck 11

Uncalled Bet 11

Betting and Raising 11

Limit Raise Rules 12

Betting Line 12

Hand Protection 12-13

Action Out of Turn 13

Words and Gestures 13

Odd Chips 14

The Showdown 14

Seven Card Stud High 15-16

Use of Blinds 17

Hold’em Irregularities 17

Blind Placement 18-19

No Limit Hold’em 19

No Limit Raise Rules 20

Acting Out of Turn on a No-Limit Game 20

Kill Pots 21

Poker Hand Rankings 21-22

Glossary of Poker Terminology 22-25

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13. A Player who fails to take reasonable means to protect

their hand shall have no redress if their hand becomes

fouled or the Dealer accidentally collects the hand.

14. A hand that has been placed face-up on the table and

properly identiﬁed, is a live hand even if the Dealer

collects the hand in error.

15. Chips and/or cash may not be transferred from one

Player to another.

16. Proposition wagering and/or side bets are not allowed.

17. Conversation in a language other than English is forbidden

while at the table.

18. Use of small electronics at the table is permissible as

long as the Player is not in the hand. Phone calls must be

taken away from the table.

19. Any Player, Dealer or Floorperson who sees an error

about to be made in awarding a pot, has an ethical

obligation to speak up.

20. A seated Player who is dealt a hand may be obligated

to money owed to the pot.

21. The Mohegan Sun Poker Room is not responsible for

chips or money left unattended at a table. Chips and/or

cash removed by a Player who will be returning to that

game must have the amount veriﬁed by a Supervisor.

This includes Players from a broken game who wish to

remain on a must move list.

22. If a Player returns to the same game within one hour of

cashing out, the buy-in must equal the amount removed

previously from the table.

23. A Player may be picked up if he has been away from the

table for 45 minutes. Frequent or continuous absences

may cause chips to be picked up regardless of how long

a Player had been away from the table.

24. If a Player wants to contest a pot, he or she must do so

immediately. Once any cards are dealt for the next hand,

all rights to the previous hand have been lost.

25. If additional time is needed to determine the outcome of

a pot dispute, the pot or portion thereof may be set aside

while the decision is pending.

26. A verbal statement or indication of “fold,” “check,” “call,”

“raise,” or an announcement of a speciﬁc size wager,

assuming it is within the parameters of the game being

played, shall be binding on the Player if it is that Player’s

turn to act.

27. A Player may win with too few cards, but never with

too many.

28. Rabbit Hunting is not allowed.

29. Players may call-in to get on any list. Any person that has

called in and is not present after one hour will become

active on the list. Players may place a maximum of two

names on the call in list.

30. In a new game, Players who arrive at the table earliest

get ﬁrst choice of remaining seats. If multiple Players

want the same seat and arrive at the same time, the

Player that is higher on the list will have preference.

PROPER CONDUCT

Each Player in a poker game shall play the game solely to

improve their chance of winning and shall take no action to

improve another Player’s chance of winning. No one may

communicate any information to another which could assist

that Player in the outcome of the poker game.

GENERAL RULES

1. In all disputes in which a ruling, interpretation, clariﬁcation

or intervention is required, the decision of the Poker

Supervisor shall be ﬁnal.

2. If an incorrect rule interpretation or decision by an

employee is made in good faith, the establishment has

no liability.

3. It shall be the responsibility of all Players to protect their

hand until they are satisﬁed that it has lost to all hands

at the table.

4. Each Player shall be required to keep all cards dealt to

them in full view of the Dealer at all times. The Dealer

is required to ensure compliance.

5. A new Player who is dealt a hand must have the minimum

buy-in amount in chips.

6. All games are Table Stakes, meaning money cannot

be removed from the table during the course of play.

Money may be added according to the game limits in–

between hands.

7. Management will make reasonable efforts to have Players

keep their chips on the table throughout their playing

session, however we cannot be responsible if Players

remove chips during the course of play. In the event of

a dispute, only the chips on the table at the beginning

of the hand will play.

8. Undeclared chips or money does not play. Money or chips

must be in plain sight of the Dealer and the amount visible

prior to cards being dealt in order to play.

9. Chips in play must be on the felt or in a rack that is

touching the felt. Chips are not permitted on the rail

under any circumstances.

10. A Player is entitled to a clear view of an Opponent’s chips

and cash (when it plays). Higher denomination chips

must be visible and identiﬁable at all times, either on top

of chip stacks or in front.

11. When calling a bet, it is the Player’s responsibility to

determine the correct amount of an Opponent’s bet

before calling, regardless of what is stated by others.

12. At the showdown, a winning hand must be clearly

displayed in its entirety and properly identiﬁed. The

Player initiating the ﬁnal bet or raise that is called shall

be the ﬁrst Player to show their hand at the showdown. If

the ﬁnal betting round is checked, the Player to the left of

the button will show ﬁrst in button games, and the Player

to the left of the Dealer will show ﬁrst in Stud games.

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POKER CONDUCT

1. Language, dress and behavior should be of a standard

appropriate for ladies and gentlemen.

2. A Player who expects to be showing down the winning

hand should show it immediately.

3. It is considered impolite to ask to see the hand of a

Player one has just beaten in a pot, or to use the request

as a “needle.”

4. There shall be no intentional delay of the game.

5. In most situations, a Player who has no interest in the

pot should still hold onto their hand although nobody has

bet. They should not fold, even in turn.

6. A raise should be announced.

7. A Player going all-in should announce that fact.

A Player should turn all of their cards face down when folding.

9. A Player is entitled to quit the game any time he or she

chooses without suffering criticism.

10. Players should speak up and assist the Dealer by calling

attention to an error in the amount of a bet or improper

reading of a hand.

11. It is improper to make an effort to see another’s hole

cards such as leaning or ducking the head, however, one

is not obliged to look away if cards are openly exposed

to view. It is proper for an opponent to complain when

a Player is constantly getting the opportunity to see

another’s hole cards.

12. Discarded hands should be released on a low line of

ﬂight and at a moderate rate of speed. They should be

directed toward the muck, not the Dealer’s hands.

The following unethical or improper actions are grounds for

warning or excluding a Player from the Poker Room:

1. Lengthy post-mortems about a hand.

2. Agreeing to check a hand to showdown.

3. Deliberately stalling the action of a game.

4. Hiding larger denomination chips and/or cash.

5. Repeatedly acting out of turn or inﬂuencing action

in the game.

6. Reading a hand for another Player during showdown

before it has been placed face up on the table.

7. Telling anyone to turn a hand face up at showdown.

8. Criticism of the way another Player has elected to play

their hand or their general style of play.

9. Talk or action demeaning to the Dealer or Player will not

be tolerated. Throwing cards, name-calling and other

such uncivilized behavior will be grounds for suspending

or barring any Player from the card room.

31. In order to maintain your place on a list, you must play

ﬁve handed or more in a new or must-move game.

32. If a Player’s chips are picked up from a main game and

they return within 10 minutes of being picked up, they

will be seated on the must move game and placed on

the top of the must-move list. If they return later than 10

minutes from being picked up, they will go to the bottom

of the must move list.

33. When a game breaks, the Players will draw a card to

determine the seating order for a similar game, or to

be placed on the waiting list. The Floorperson will draw

a card for an absent Player provided the player has not

been away from the game for more than 15 minutes and

is not the cause of the game breaking.

34. When facing a bet, a hand is considered dead if you throw

your cards face down, in a forward motion.

35. A discarded hand should be returned to the Player, if

possible when:

a. A Player thinks they have won the pot, and there is still

a live hand out.

b. A Player already in for a bet thinks that he owes

more money.

c. A Player has obligated himself to put money into the

pot and is attempting to fold instead.

36. Straddles are allowed in all Hold’em games. Only one

straddle will be allowed per hand and it can only be

placed by the Player who is under the gun (ﬁrst to act

after the big blind). The straddle must be double the big

blind and announced or placed before the ﬁrst card is dealt.

37. Blinds and Buying the Button:

• A Player who has missed both blinds (small and big)

can come in between the small blind and the button

provided he or she posts both the big blind and the

small blind (small blind being dead). The regular

small blind and big blind will not post blinds for that

hand. The button will go to the missed blind Player on

the next hand, and regular blinds will be placed.

• A Player who misses the small and big blinds can

resume play by either posting all of the missed blinds,

waiting for the natural big blind position, or posting in

the straddle position. If the Player chooses to post the

total amount of the blinds, the amount of the big blind

is live and they will have an option to raise when it is

their turn.

• A Player who has missed only the small blind will be

allowed to re-enter the game by posting only the small

blind. The amount will be considered dead. The Player

may also elect to come into the natural big blind

position and post only the big blind monies.

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12. Optional Dinner List: If a Player wishes to be put on the

dinner list, he or she must pick their chips up from the

game and ask the Floorperson to have their name put on

the dinner list. Upon returning to the room, the Player

will have their name inserted second on the list for the

same type and limit provided they return within the

allotted time frame. Multiple Players returning from

dinner will be inserted every other position on the list.

Players will have 1½ hours to return from dinner

Sunday through Thursday, and up to 2 hours on

Friday and Saturday.

13. Third Man Walking: The 3rd man walking will be any

Player who gets up from their seat in cash game after

two other Players are already away from the table. This

Player will have 10 minutes to return or their seat or it

will be forfeited if there is a waiting list for the game.

14. If a Player desires to transfer to another game of the

same type and limit, he or she may do so only if their

game is full or there is a replacement Player. This

transfer must be approved by a Floorperson.

15. When two games of the same type and limit are combined,

the following rules will apply:

a. A Player who transfers from a broken game to a game

of the same type and limit may continue to play the

same amount of money.

b. If the broken game is a No Limit game, the transferring

Player may not bring an amount that exceeds the chip

leader at that particular game.

c. In games using blinds, the button moves to the Player

already at the table who is due to receive it. The blinds

are posted accordingly.

16. When Players are transferring from an existing game

to a new game, they must wait until the new game is

established or a ½ hour after the new game starts.

Players will be moved in the order they signed up on

the transfer list, providing the games meet the balance

guidelines. Exception: a new Player wants to switch

tables with a Player in the existing game who is ﬁrst on

the transfer list.

17. The house reserves the right to prohibit any Players from

playing on the same game.

18. Talking or texting on a cell phone while playing a hand is

strictly prohibited.

19. The house reserves the right to move any game to

a new location.

20. A change in the limit of any game must be approved by

a Floorperson. All active Players must be present at the

table and must agree in order to change the limit.

21. Anteing for another Player is strictly prohibited.

22. Splitting of pots is strictly prohibited.

23. In live games everyone but the bettor may call time on

the caller.

24. Discourteous behavior or abusive language will not be

tolerated under any circumstances at any time.

HOUSE POLICIES

1. A Player must be seated by a Floorperson if they wish to

play in a game.

2. Seating in a new game is ﬁrst come ﬁrst serve, despite

the order of names on the list. A seat is considered

“locked up” when the Player marks their chosen seat

with a Player’s card or chips. If two Players arrive at a

seat at the same time, the seat will go to whomever is

higher on the list.

3. A Player can only lock up their own seat on a game.

4. Should a seat open on a particular game, all existing

Players on the table have a right to claim that seat. Once

the new Player physically takes the open seat, either by

sitting down or placing chips on the table, a Player’s card

or some form of identiﬁcation, all other Players lose any

rights to the seat.

5. A Player cannot be put on a list if seats are open on that

game type and limit.

6. If a Player’s name is called for a game, they must take

the seat or request to be rolled to the bottom of the list.

7. A Player will only be rolled to the bottom of the list two

times on a particular game.

8. If a Player locks up a seat in a game, they have 15

minutes to claim the seat or risk losing the seat to

another Player.

9. A Player may not switch positions with another Player on

the list.

10. If there is more than one game of the same type and

limit, the Floorperson will seat a new Player in the

shortest game, to keep the games balanced.

11. The Mohegan Sun Poker Room chip pick-up policy for

Players away from the tables is as follows:

Rake Games: When a Dealer sits in the box, they will put

a Player who is absent from the table into “lobby” (if the

player is not in “lobby” already), by pressing a button on

the LED screen. The light corresponding with that seat

will now ﬂash, putting the Player’s seat into hold status.

The Player will have 45 minutes to return to the seat. If

the Player exceeds the 45 minute period, the Player’s

chips will be picked up.

Time Games: When a Dealer sits in the box, they will

place an absent button wherever there is a Player absent

from the game. Once a Player receives a second absent

button, the Dealer will place the Player into “lobby” then

notify the Supervisor. After 20 minutes the Player’s chips

will be picked up.

Players who have had their chips picked up, but return

within 10 minutes of the pick up, may have their initials

placed second on the list. If they return after 10 minutes

of the pick up, they will be placed at the bottom of the list.

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8. A Player with no chips or money cannot be dealt a hand.

9. Undeclared chips or money does not play. Money or chips

must be in plain sight of the dealer on the playing felt,

and the amount visible prior to cards being dealt. Large

denomination chips must be kept on top or in front of

chip stacks and in plain sight. The same rules apply to

cash on the table (when it plays).

10. A Player must have at least the size of an ante and the

minimum bet amount to play a hand in Stud. In Hold’em

and Omaha, an amount equal to the large blind is

required to play a hand.

11. Chips and/or cash may not be transferred from one

player to another.

12. A Player may only add to their gaming chips or currency

between rounds of play and may not remove any of their

gaming chips from the poker table at any time during

ongoing play.

EXPOSED CARDS

1. If a card is accidentally dealt off the table it shall be treated

as an exposed card and remain in play. The deck shall be

counted by the Floorperson at the completion of the hand.

2. A down card dealt face-up or a down card that ﬂashes as

it is dealt so that another Player might know its identity,

is considered to be an exposed card.

3. A card exposed by the Player themselves is not considered

to be an exposed card.

4. If there is a question of whether a card actually ﬂashed,

the Player is entitled to have it replaced if they have not

looked at the card.

5. The type of poker game shall determine the method of

replacement of an exposed card.

STUD

1. If a Player’s ﬁrst or second hole card is accidentally

turned face up in the dealing process, the third card shall

be dealt face down.

2. If both hole cards are accidentally turned face up, the

Dealer shall collect all three cards (after dealing a ﬁnal

down card to that spot), call the Player’s hand dead and

return the Player’s ante.

3. If the ﬁnal card dealt to a Player is exposed the following

rules will apply:

a. If the ﬁrst Player received their card face up, all

remaining Players receive their cards face up and

action is started with the Player whose hand was high

on sixth street.

b. If any other Player’s card is exposed, that Player will have

the option of declaring themselves all-in prior to any

action. Action will start with the high hand on sixth street.

c. In heads up play, if the ﬁrst Player’s card is exposed,

the second Player’s card will be exposed and action

will continue as normal. Should only the second

Player’s card be exposed then there will be no more

betting and both hands will be shown.

OPERATING PROCEDURES

1. All games are table stakes. Table stakes is the currency

or gaming chips in play. A Player may not subtract from

his or her currency or gaming chips at any time during

ongoing play.

2. Each card dealt must be the top card off the deck.

3. All discarded hands shall be veriﬁed by the Dealer

to determine that the proper numbers of cards have

been returned.

4. Only one Player is permitted to a hand and that Player

must make all decisions without any advice from anyone

else. A Floorperson may stop the action and inspect any

Player’s hand if deemed necessary.

5. Any information about a folded hand that is given to one

active Player in a pot must be shared with all the Players

in the pot.

6. An un-called winning hand shown to another Player

must, upon request, be shown to all Players.

7. No playing over. No Player will be allowed to play their

own money in a seat currently held by another Player

who is away from the table. A Player may not play

another Player’s chips or occupy that Player’s seat

while he or she is away from the table.

8. Check and raise is permitted unless otherwise posted.

9. Only Players who are seated and/or request a hand may

be permitted to receive cards and participate in each

betting round.

10. Management has the right to “close” or make private

any game at any time. Games may be closed regardless

of the number of Players if approved by the Pit Manager.

Private games are subject to the maximum table rental

fee for that limit as if the game were open and full.

THE BUY-IN/ALL-IN/TABLES STAKES

1. Minimum buy-in is ﬁve times the maximum bet unless

otherwise posted.

2. A new Player who expects to be dealt a hand must have

the minimum buy-in amount converted to chips prior to

being dealt a hand.

3. Signs will be posted at each poker table indicating type of

game, limit, antes or blinds, and rake or time charges.

4. A Player is never obligated to drop out of contention

because they have insufﬁcient funds to call the full

amount of a bet. They may call and receive action for

the amount of chips in front of them.

5. In an all-in situation, odd white chips play if they are part

of the ante or blind structure. On a game using half

dollars, the half dollars will only play in an all-in situation

in dollar increments.

6. When the action falls upon the Player who is all in, it

passes clockwise to the next active Player.

7. If a Player goes all in and loses the hand, the Player

must buy in for the minimum amount before they can

receive another hand.

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d. A Player discovers that they have too many cards after

substantial action has occurred. They have a dead hand.

e. A Player discovers they have too few cards. The hand

may be played.

f. A card initially dealt to the wrong Player can be moved

to its proper owner in a simple manner, without any

damage being done. If there is any chance the wrong

Player looked at the card’s face, it is a misdeal.

DEFECTIVE DECK

If the integrity of the deck is obviously substandard, the pot

may be declared dead and all bets returned. A Player who

realizes the deck is defective has an obligation to call attention

to the fact immediately. A Player who plays knowing that the

deck is defective in order to alter the results of the game,

shall be subject to suspension of play in the card room.

UNCALLED BET

1. A Player who makes a bet that nobody calls wins the pot.

2. A Player who makes a bet and throws their hand away

assuming there are no live hands against them, will have

no recourse if the hand comes in contact with the

discards and cannot be reconstructed.

3. An uncalled winning hand shown to another Player must,

upon request, be shown to all Players.

BETTING AND RAISING

1. Check and raise is permitted unless otherwise posted.

2. A bet made without the word “raise” being stated,

that is half or more the amount needed to raise, shall

be considered a raise. If it is less than half, it will be

considered a call.

3. If a Player makes a call behind a raise, the Player may

take the money back if it appears he or she was unaware

that a raise had been made. All of the called money must

remain in the pot if a subsequent Player has called the

complete bet or exposed their hand.

String bets are not allowed. If a Player intends to raise, he

or she should either put all the chips constituting the raise

into the pot at one time or announce the intent to raise.

5. An oversized chip placed in the pot is considered to be

the maximum allowable bet if the Player is ﬁrst to act

and only a call if there is a bet to the Player.

6. On games where cash plays, cash placed into the pot

without asking for change shall be treated in the same

manner as chips. An oversize bill placed in the betting

area is a call unless otherwise announced.

7. Proposition wagering and/or side bets are not allowed.

8. All-in Players do not affect the maximum number of

raises allowed.

9. Once betting has been capped, the folding of a Player’s

hand does not uncap the betting.

HOLD’EM / OMAHA

1. If any of the face-down cards in the games of Hold’em

or Omaha are accidentally turned face up in the dealing

process, the Dealer shall exchange the exposed card with

the card off the top of the deck once all the hands have

been dealt. The exposed card will be placed on top of

the stub and used as a burn card. Two or more exposed

cards is a misdeal.

BOXED CARDS

A boxed card is a card found face up in the deck. Boxed cards

will be treated as a scrap of paper, placed in the discard pile

and replaced with the next card off the deck.

MISDEALS

1. A misdeal shall cause all the cards to be returned to the

Dealer for a reshufﬂe provided attention is called to the

error before substantial action has taken place.

2. The following actions shall cause a misdeal to be

declared before substantial action:

a. Failure to shufﬂe and cut the deck before dealing.

b. Dealing to the wrong Player ﬁrst.

c. In a game using an ante: if a Player who has anted is

dealt out, it shall be declared a misdeal so long as no

Player has yet been dealt all the cards for a starting

hand. If the error is not discovered until one or more

Players has been dealt all of their cards, the Player dealt

out receives their ante back and the hand is played out.

d. In a game using blinds, dealing out a Player at the

table or dealing out an absent Player who has requested

a hand shall be declared a misdeal so long as no Player

has yet been dealt all the cards for a starting hand.

e. Dealing too few cards to a Player, except when that

player is due to get the top card of the deck.

f. Dealing too many cards to a Player, except when the

last card dealt was due to be the burn card and can be

returned to the deck.

g. If either the ﬁrst or second card off the deck is exposed.

h. If two or more cards are exposed by the Dealer that

need to be replaced.

i. If three or more boxed (improperly faced) cards are

present in the deck.

3. A misdeal does not occur when:

a. In any game played with an ante, if the pot is found to

be short one or more antes. The offender(s) shall have

a live hand and have to put in the missing ante. The

deal is played out with a short pot if the offender cannot

be determined.

b. An absent Player is dealt in. The hand is killed if they

are not back by the time it is their turn to act.

c. An ineligible seat or Player is dealt in. The Dealer

continues to deal a complete hand in that spot face

down, and then the hand is killed.

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2. A Player who leaves the table without comment and has

an unprotected hand, is assumed to have no interest in

the pot, and their hand will be mucked.

ACTION OUT OF TURN

1. A Player has the right to act on their hand, and an obliga-

tion to notify other Players that they have not yet acted

when the betting action bypasses them.

The following rules apply when betting action bypasses a

Player who has not yet acted:

a. If substantial action takes place behind a Player whose

turn has come to act and has not yet acted, the actions

stand. The Player must check if there has not been

a bet to them and may only call or fold if there was a

bet to them. The Dealer counts as a person if he or

she has condoned the action, and is considered having

acted if he or she has dealt the burn card from the

deck or pushed the action past the proper Player.

b. If substantial action has taken place and the Dealer

deals any cards for the next round, the Player who has

not called all bets has a dead hand.

c. In stud, an action taken by a Player who thinks he or

she is ﬁrst to act becomes established if the next two

Players act behind them. Betting shall continue as if

he or she was supposed to act ﬁrst.

2. An action out of turn may seriously disrupt the normal

course of betting. Therefore, the following rules will be

used to reduce the harm done to non-offending Players if

substantial action has not taken place:

a. The Poker Supervisor has the authority to require that

a Player take the same action in turn that they took

out of turn. This means that if a Player acts out of turn

by betting, calling or raising they may have to leave the

chips in the pot. A Player is allowed to take back a call

out of turn if an intervening Player who had not acted

is allowed to raise the pot.

b. A bet out of turn may be changed to a raise if an

intervening Player who had not acted decides to bet,

and a raise out of turn may be changed to a re-raise

if an intervening Player who had not acted decides

to raise.

WORDS AND GESTURES

1. A verbal statement or indication of “fold,” “check,” “call,”

“raise,” or an announcement of a speciﬁc size wager,

assuming it is within the parameters of the game being

played, shall be binding if it is the Player’s turn to act.

2. If a Player facing a check makes any hand motion that

can be interpreted as a check, it will be ruled as a check.

(i.e. tapping the table, moving the hand side to side, etc.)

3. In Stud, a Player facing a bet who turns down their

up-cards or induces another Player to act by picking

up their up-cards, has folded and the Dealer should

muck their hand.

LIMIT RAISE RULES

1. If a Player mistakenly bets the lower limit on an upper

limit bet, and it is discovered before the round of betting

is complete, all bets must be increased to the proper size.

2. A raise is deﬁned as a bet which increases the size of a

previous wager during a round of betting. In limit games

the following shall apply:

a. The minimum size bet to reopen the betting round

must be at least half of a “full bet.” A Player facing at

least half of a full bet may fold, call or raise a full bet.

b. A Player facing a wager of less than half a full bet may

fold, call or complete the bet.

3. In structured games a maximum of three raises are

allowed unless the action is between two Players in

which case there is no limit to the number of raises. In a

No-Limit game there is no limit to the number of raises.

BETTING LINE

1. The betting line serves two main purposes: it allows a

safe workspace for Players to construct their bets prior

to committing them to the pot, and it assists the Dealer

in being able to reach the bets more easily.

2. Any chips released in the same motion will be considered

part of the same action, even if some of them do not

reach (or remain inside of) the betting line.

3. For chips held in the hand, forward motion towards the

betting line commits a Player to take at least some

minimum action. The precise amount of the action may

still need to be determined.

4. The only way a Player is allowed a second trip across the

betting line is if he or she announces their intention to

raise, prior to releasing or cutting out any chips onto the

felt inside the betting line.

5. Other than an announced raise, once a Player begins to

withdraw their hand from inside the betting line, their

action is complete; no other Player should assume

action is complete until then. Furthermore, no

subsequent Player should take any action if the status or

amount of a previous action is unclear for any reason. This

especially applies to prematurely revealing one’s hand.

6. None of these guidelines supersede the authority of the

Poker Supervisor to make decisions intended to preserve

the equity and fairness of the game. Furthermore, any

attempt by a Player to use the betting line to manipulate

or circumvent the rules of poker will be considered by

management to be a punishable action.

HAND PROTECTION

A Player who fails to take reasonable means to protect their

hand shall have no redress if their hand becomes fouled or

the Dealer accidentally collects the hand.

1. It is the responsibility of each Player to ensure that

their hand has lost to all other hands at the table before

discarding the cards.

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SEVEN CARD STUD HIGH

In Seven Card Stud, the following rules shall apply:

1. The low card by suit is required to initiate action on the

ﬁrst round. This is a “forced” wager. The next Player

may fold, call or raise, completing the forced wager to

the full bet.

2. Suits are ranked from lowest to highest: Clubs,

Diamonds, Hearts and Spades.

3. On subsequent rounds, the high hand on board initiates

the betting action. If hands are tied, the Player to the left

of the Dealer acts ﬁrst.

4. If a Player completes the forced bet, it is not considered

a raise. There will still be three raises left to cap betting.

(I.e. in a 10/20 Stud game, the forced bet brings it in for

$3 and the next player makes it $10. There can still be

three raises and the cap will be $40.)

5. In a non-structured game after third street, any bet made

with an oversize chip without comment will be interpreted

as the maximum bet. (I.e. in a 1-5 game, after third

street, a Player whose turn it is to act throws in a $5 chip

or higher, the bet will be $5.)

6. A Player facing a bet in a non-structured game who

announces a raise will be interpreted as the maximum

bet. (I.e. in a 1-5 game, if a Player facing a $3 bet calls

out raise, he must make it $8 unless he speciﬁes that he

wants to wager $6 or $7.)

7. For split-limit or structured games, the lower limit

applies on the ﬁrst two betting rounds unless there is

an open pair:

a. If there is an open pair on fourth street, any bettor has

the option of wagering either the lower or upper limit.

b. If he or she bets the lower limit, he or she may be raised

the amount of either the upper or lower limit by any player.

c. Subsequent raisers also may raise the lower limit if

nobody has bet or raised the upper limit.

d. If a Player calls out bet, it will be interpreted as the

lower limit.

8. On ﬁfth, sixth or seventh street, only the higher limit may

be bet.

A Player receiving a ﬁnal down card in a stud game that

should have been dealt to another Player must keep it if it

has been intermingled with their down cards or if there is any

chance that the Player has looked at the card. The Player

who was missed will be given the next card off the stub.

SEVEN CARD STUD HIGH-LOW, SEVEN CARD STUD

HIGH-LOW 8 OR BETTER

There are many similarities between these two games,

however, there are some signiﬁcant differences:

IN SEVEN CARD STUD HIGH-LOW SPLIT 8 OR BETTER

1. A qualiﬁer of eight or better is needed to be in contention

for the low half of the pot.

2. The low card by suit initiates betting action on the ﬁrst

round. An ace counts as a high card for this purpose.

ODD CHIPS

An odd chip will be broken down to the smallest unit used

in the game.

If two or more hands tie, an odd chip will be awarded as follows:

a. In a button game, the ﬁrst hand clockwise from the

button gets the odd chip.

b. In high only stud games, the odd chip should be

awarded to the high card by suit. In high/low split

games, it should be awarded to the high hand; and

in low only stud games such as razz, it should be

awarded to the low card by suit. (When making this

determination, all cards are used, not just the ﬁve

cards that constitute the Player’s hand.)

c. All side pots and the main pot will be split as separate

pots, not mixed together.

THE SHOWDOWN

1. The showdown determines the winner of a hand when

more than one Player is in contention for the pot after all

betting rounds have been completed. Provided last action

is equal, the winning hand remains exposed until the pot

has been pushed.

2. At the showdown, a winning hand must be clearly displayed

in its entirety and properly identiﬁed. The Player initiating

the ﬁnal bet or raise that is called shall be the ﬁrst Player

to show their hand at the showdown. If the ﬁnal round

is a checked round, the Player to the left of the button

will show ﬁrst in button games, and the Player to the

left of the Dealer will show ﬁrst in Stud games. All other

Players showing their hands follow in turn in a clockwise

rotation. Players holding losing hands may concede their

rights to the pot and discard their hand, however, the

Mohegan Sun Poker Room may require the disclosure

of any discarded hands.

3. A hand that has been placed face-up on the table and

properly identiﬁed, is a live hand even if the Dealer

collects the hand in error.

4. At showdown, discarding cards face down does not

automatically kill them. A Player may retrieve their

discarded hand and table their cards for a chance to

win the pot.

5. If a Player wants to contest a pot, they must do so

immediately. Once any cards are dealt for the next hand,

all rights to the previous hand have been lost.

6. Only Players who are in possession of cards at showdown

can request to see a hand.

7. If a Player asks to see a losing hand, the pot is pushed to

the winner ﬁrst. Then, although the losing hand is dead,

the Dealer may tap the muck with the losing hand and

display the cards. The losing hand will be considered

dead even if it was discovered to be the best hand, unless

the winner of the pot was the one that requested to see

the hand.

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USE OF BLINDS

1. Games with a house Dealer use a ﬂat disk called the

dealer button to indicate the theoretical dealer of each

hand. Two blind bets are used to initiate action.

2. The Player to the immediate left of the button is ﬁrst

to receive a card. This is the small blind position. The

Player next in position will post a big blind or large blind,

and will be the last to act on the initial betting round.

3. In a new game the position of the dealer button will be

determined by having the Dealer deal one up card to

each Player. The Player who receives the highest card by

rank and suit will have the button.

4. The ﬁrst Player to act will be the Player to the left of the

big blind. The small blind and big blind will each have an

option to raise on the initial round of betting. On subsequent

rounds, the ﬁrst active Player clockwise from the button

acts ﬁrst.

5. In a new game, a Player who takes a seat is not required

to post the big blind until that seat misses any blinds.

6. A new Player to the game may not receive a hand between

the small blind and the button, or have the privilege of

last action, unless the Player “buys” the button.

7. When coming from a broken game, the Player is not

obligated to post a blind if the game is of the same type

and limit. New Players may allow the big blind to pass

their seat and then come in for free.

8. All large blinds are live, meaning the Player has the

option of raising the bet when the action reaches them.

HOLD’EM IRREGULARITIES

1. If the ﬂop has more than three cards, the Floorperson

shall be called. The Dealer will then scramble the four

cards and the Floorperson will select a card which will

become an exposed burn card. This method is used

unless there has been substantial action based on an

improper card, in which case, the card the Players based

their action on will stand, and the Dealer on subsequent

streets shall treat the two stuck together cards as a

single card.

2. If cards are ﬂopped by the Dealer before all the betting is

completed, the entire ﬂop is taken back and reshufﬂed,

leaving the burn card intact. The new ﬂop will be put out

with no burn card.

3. If the Dealer burns and turns before the round of betting

is complete, the card will not play. After completion of the

betting, the next card is burned and natural river card is

put up in the fourth card’s place. After betting is completed,

the Dealer will reshufﬂe the stub, including the card that

was taken out of play, leaving the burn cards and discards

intact. The Dealer will then cut the deck and deal the

ﬁnal card with no burn.

4. If the ﬁfth card is turned up before betting is complete,

it shall be reshufﬂed in the same manner as in the

preceding rule.

IN SEVEN CARD STUD HIGH-LOW

1. No qualiﬁer is needed.

2. The high card by suit initiates betting on the ﬁrst round.

IN BOTH SEVEN CARD STUD HIGH-LOW AND SEVEN CARD

STUD HIGH-LOW 8 OR BETTER

1. On subsequent rounds, the high hand initiates action.

2. Split limit High-Low games use the lower limit on third

and fourth street and the upper limit on subsequent

streets. An open pair does not affect the limit.

3. Straights and ﬂushes do not impair the value of a hand

for low.

4. A Player may use any ﬁve cards to make their best high

hand and any other grouping of ﬁve cards, even if the

same as their high hand, to make their best low hand.

SEVEN CARD HIGH, SEVEN CARD STUD HIGH-LOW, SEVEN

CARD HIGH-LOW 8 OR BETTER GENERAL RULES

1. A Player who has anted, but is not actually present at the

table when the time comes to act on their hand, will have

the forced bet put in the pot for them, if obligated.

2. If a Player who is in for all the bets folds, their seat

receives the card it was due on the subsequent round,

and continues to receive a card on subsequent rounds

until there is a bet.

3. If the Dealer is going to run out of cards before all active

Players have a complete hand, the following procedure

shall be used:

a. Shufﬂe the last card off the stub with the burn cards,

and deal the ﬁnal cards face down with no burn. If

there still will not be enough cards with this method,

a community card will be dealt.

b. If only some of the Players are sharing a common

card, there shall be no more betting.

4. In all games, the Dealer should indicate who acts ﬁrst.

5. Any card dealt before everyone has acted may not be

kept. A new deck is made from the unused stub and the

improperly dealt cards being careful not to use any burn

or muck cards. The dealer shufﬂes, cuts and deals.

HOLD’EM

Each Player receives two down cards. Five community cards

are shared. The best ﬁve cards play.

OMAHA

Each Player receives four down cards. Five community cards

are shared. Each player must speciﬁcally play two cards

from their hand and three from the board.

OMAHA HIGH-LOW SPLIT

A Player may use any two cards from their hand for high and

the same or any other combination of two cards for the low

hand. Split pot games use a qualiﬁer of eight or better for

the low.

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3. If a Player has posted their big blind twice and has not

brought attention to this prior to substantial action, they

shall have the following options:

a. He or she may post their small blind the next hand and

the button will progress as normal.

b. They can sit out the next hand, the button will be given

to the player who has just posted their small blind

twice, and the next player will post their big blind. No

small blind will be posted this hand. The next hand the

button will move to that player who just sat out, and

the blinds will progress as normal.

4. If a Player is dealt a hand that is due the big blind and

their intention was to sit out for the round of play, the

following action will take place:

a. If there is no substantial action the hand will be

declared a misdeal.

b. If substantial action has taken place the hand will be

played without a big blind, and on the following hand

the button will move, and the hand will be played

without a small blind. The button will freeze the next

hand to correct the blinds.

5. If a Player pays the large blind then misses the small

blind, it will be dead money upon their return.

6. If a Player pays the large blind, then wants to move their

seat, the small blind will be live in their new position.

NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM

No Limit buy-ins will have a predetermined minimum and

maximum. The buy-in amount will be determined by the

blind structure. Blind structures and buy-in amounts will be

clearly displayed on the gaming plaque.

1. Existing Players who miss blinds must post them upon

return to the game or wait for their natural big blind.

2. A Player going from a must move game must go to the

next game with their current chip amount. This amount

may be below or above the posted minimum or maximum.

3. Players transferring voluntarily are to meet the posted

minimum and maximum requirements.

4. Players from a broken game may come into games of the

same limit without posting. They may bring with them

any current chip amount above the posted maximum that

does not exceed the table’s chip leader.

5. Players deciding to bet may request another Player’s

chip count.

6. Cash may play in limits of 2-5 NL and above. Only

denominations of $100 will play. In limits less than 2-5

NL, cash will not play and must be converted into chips

prior to the hand being dealt.

7. There is no limit on the number of raises or the

bet/raise amount.

BLIND PLACEMENT

1. Every Player must take all the blinds each round.

a. If a Player had a blind on the previous deal and does

not participate in the next hand, their seat may still be

assigned a blind or the button.

b. A blind or button assigned to an empty seat is

termed “dead.”

2. A Player who switches games, moves seats or who

misses blinds on a round shall have the blinds corrected

as follows:

a. A Player who misses both blinds must post an amount

equal to the sum of the blinds. The excess amount,

over the big blind, becomes dead money and is not

part of the bet. An owed small blind will be dead

money. (Exception: if a Player chooses to come in

on a straddle, he or she will not be required to post

the small blind.)

b. A Player who goes broke and wishes to re-enter the

game shall be treated as a new Player with regard to

the blinds, once they have missed a big blind.

c. A Player who moves to a new seat, and goes past three

or more active (present at the table) Players clockwise

from the blinds, must post the amount of the big blind

in order to receive a hand.

d. If a Player moves their seat closer to the big blind,

they will not have to post an extra blind.

e. A Player who has just paid the small and big blind or

the button, who then moves to a seat that is due for

the big blind, or either of the two seats on the immediate

left of the big blind, has the option of letting the blinds

go by him without penalty.

f. If a seat becomes available on a button game and an

existing Player wants to move to it, he or she has the

option to play off the button if he or she has already

posted the small and big blind.

g. A Player who needs to make up a blind and looks at

any of their cards before posting the blind money has

a dead hand, provided the error is caught before the

Player acts on their hand. If he or she acts before the

mistake is caught, the hand is live and may be played,

and the Player must make up the blind on a subse-

quent deal or wait for big blind position.

A Player going from a must move game into a main

game will have an option. He or she may receive a hand

immediately, but will be required to post the big blind

when it’s their turn, or they may choose to sit out until

the button passes and will not be required to post.

i. Buying the button is the posting of all owed blinds by a

Player so that he or she may be dealt in right away and

receive the button on the subsequent hand. The large

blind is posted live, and the small blind is dead in the

middle. This can only be done between the button and

small blind position.

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KILL POTS

1. In Omaha High/Low Split 8 or Better, a “kill” or “half-kill”

may be offered. A kill button, indicating the kill or half-kill

is in effect, shall be placed in front of the Player who

wins the entire pot in the hand, provided that the amount

of the pot is a minimum of 15 times the minimum

permissible wager for the hand or some pre-established

“kill” amount at the start of the game.

2. For the succeeding hand, the winner of the kill pot shall

be required to post a blind bet the size of the kill amount.

3. If, in the succeeding hand, a qualifying pot is won by a

single Player, the kill button will be moved in front of that

Player, who will post the kill for the following hand.

4. The kill or half-kill will remain in effect until a pot does

not qualify in an amount or a pot is split between two or

more Players. The Dealer will then collect the kill button.

POKER HAND RANKINGS

The rank of the cards used in all types of poker other than

low poker, for the determination of winning hands, in order

of highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace, king, queen, jack,

ten, nine, eight, seven, six, ﬁve, four, three and two. All

suits shall be considered equal in rank. For purposes of

completing a “straight ﬂush” or a “straight”, an ace may be

combined with a two, three, four and ﬁve.

The permissible high poker hands as determined by the

holding of a full ﬁve card hand, in order of highest to lowest

rank shall be:

1. “Royal Flush” is a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen,

jack and ten of the same suit.

2. “Straight Flush” is a hand consisting of ﬁve cards of the same

suit in consecutive ranking, with king, queen, jack, ten and

nine being the highest ranking straight ﬂush and ace, two,

three, four and ﬁve being the lowest ranking straight ﬂush.

3. “Four-of-a-kind” is a hand consisting of four cards of the

same rank regardless of suit, with four aces being the

highest ranking four-of-a-kind and four deuces being the

lowest ranking four-of-a-kind.

4. “Full House” is a hand consisting of “three-of-a-kind”

and a “pair”, with three aces and two kings being the

highest ranking full house and three deuces and two

treys being the lowest ranking full house.

5. “Flush” is a hand consisting of ﬁve cards of the same suit.

6. “Straight” is a hand consisting of ﬁve cards of consecutive

rank, regardless of suit, with ace, king, queen, jack and

ten being the highest ranking straight and ace, two,

three, four and ﬁve being the lowest ranking straight.

7. “Three-of-a-kind” is a hand consisting of three cards of

the same rank regardless of suit, with three aces being

the highest ranking three-of-a-kind and three deuces

being the lowest ranking three-of-a-kind.

NO-LIMIT RAISE RULES

1. A Player who is intending to raise the pot must do so in

one motion or state the word “raise.”

a. Once a Player declares a raise they will be permitted

return to their stack and may raise to any amount. A

Player is permitted to work behind the betting line to

gather the raise but may only come across the betting

line once, or notify the table of the amount of the raise

before crossing the betting line.

b. Any backward motion from the betting area without

the declaration of a raise will result in the Player being

held to a call, unless the amount is half or more than

the amount needed to raise. In this instance the

Player will be held to the minimum raise.

2. A Player who has not acted and is facing an all-in raise

that is less than a full bet will have the following options:

• Fold

• Call the amount

• Complete the full raise or raise an amount that

exceeds the full raise.

3. A Player who has already acted and is facing an all-in raise

that is less than a full bet will have the following options:

• Fold

• Call the amount of the all-in

4. Any Player facing an all-in raise that is a full bet or more

will have the following options:

• Fold

• Call

• Raise to any amount

ACTING OUT OF TURN ON A NO-LIMIT GAME

1. If a Player bets out of turn and all intervening Players

check to the offender, that Player will be required to bet.

2. If a Player bets out of turn and an intervening Player bets

more than the offender, the offender is permitted to take

their bet back.

3. The Player betting out of turn will be permitted to raise if

an intervening Player makes a bet of any size.

4. If an intervening Player bets less or the same amount as

the offender, the offender’s options will be: call the bet

or raise. The offender will not be permitted to take all of

their money back in this instance.

5. If a Player calls a bet out of turn that Player will be

required to call when it’s their turn to act, unless an

intervening Player raises.

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CHECK RAISE – To waive the right to bet until a bet has been

made by an opponent, and then to increase the bet by at least

an equal amount when it is your turn to act.

COMMON CARD – A card dealt face upward which can be

used by all Players at the showdown in the game of Stud

poker whenever there are insufﬁcient cards left in the deck

to deal each Player a card individually.

COMMUNITY CARD – Any card which is dealt face upward

and can be used by all Players to form their best hand in the

games of Hold’em and Omaha.

COMPLETE THE BET – To increase an all-in bet or forced bet

to a full bet in limit Poker.

COVER CARD – A plastic card used to conceal the bottom

card of the deck.

DEAD BLIND – A blind that is assigned to a seat no longer

occupied by an active Player, and therefore, not posted.

DEAD BUTTON – A button is placed in front of a seat that is

no longer occupied by an active Player.

DEAD MONEY – Money that is taken into center of the pot

because it is not considered part of a particular Player’s bet.

DEUCE – Poker terminology for the two card.

DRAW – An exchange by a Player of cards held in their hand,

after the initial round of betting, for an equal number of new

cards in any game of draw poker.

EIGHT OR BETTER – Requirement for a low hand that must

contain ﬁve cards that are eight or lower in value, non-pairing.

FIXED LIMIT – Any betting structure where the betting limit

on each particular round does not vary.

FLEXIBLE LIMIT – Any betting structure where there is a

ﬁxed upper limit but variable range on each betting round,

such as “one to ﬁve dollar limit.”

FLOP – In Hold’em or Omaha, the three community cards

that are turned simultaneously after the ﬁrst round of betting

is complete.

FOLD – The withdrawal of a Player from a round of play by

discarding their cards during a betting round and refusing to

equal a wager.

FORCED BET – A wager which is required to start the action

on the ﬁrst betting round.

FOULED HAND – A hand that either has an improper number

of cards or has come into contact with other cards in such a

way as to render it impossible to determine accurately which

cards are contained in the hand.

HALF-KILL – In the game of Omaha High/Low Split Eight or

Better, when one Player wins an entire qualifying pot, the

betting limits are increased by one-half the posted table

wagering limits for the next hand and remain in effect until

a pot is split between one Player winning the high hand and

another Player winning the low hand or until a pot does not

qualify in amount.

HIGH – A game of poker in which the highest hand wins the

pot.

8. “Two pair” is a hand consisting of two pairs, with two

aces and two kings being the highest ranking two pair

and two treys and two deuces being the lowest ranking

two pair.

9. “One pair” is a hand consisting of two cards of the same

rank, regardless of suit, with two aces being the highest

ranking pair and two deuces being the lowest ranking pair.

The ranking of cards used in low poker, for the determination

of winning hands, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall

be: ace, two, three, four, ﬁve, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

jack, queen and king. All suits shall be considered equal in

rank. The ranking of a low poker hand as determined by the

holding of a full ﬁve card hand shall be the opposite of the

rankings for a high poker hand provided that straights and

ﬂushes shall not be considered for purposes of determining

a winning low poker hand. In all games of poker, a ﬁve card

hand shall be ranked according to the cards actually contained

in the hand and not by the player’s opinion or statement of

its value.

GLOSSARY OF POKER TERMINOLOGY

The following words and terms shall have the following

meaning with respect to the game of poker unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise.

ACTION – A binding verbal statement or physical gesture of

intention, folding, or putting money in the pot by a bet, call

or raise.

ALL-IN – A Player who has no funds remaining on the poker

table to continue betting in a round of play, but who still

retains the right to contend for that portion of the pot in

which the Player has already placed a bet.

ANTE – A predetermined wager which each Player is

required to make in some poker games prior to any cards

being dealt in order to participate in a round of play.

BET – The act of placing gaming chips or gaming plaques

into the pot on any betting round.

BETTING ROUND – A complete wagering cycle in a hand of

poker after all Players have bet, called, folded or checked.

BLIND BET – A mandatory wager in some types of poker

games which only Players in speciﬁc betting positions shall

be required to place prior to looking at any cards.

BURN CARD – A card taken from the top of a deck and

discarded face down which is not in play, and the identity of

which remains unknown.

BUTTON – An object which is moved clockwise around the

table to denote an imaginary dealer, thereby determining the

betting and dealing sequence.

CALL – A wager made in an amount equal to the immediately

preceding wager.

CAPPED – Situation in which the maximum number of raises

on the betting round has been reached.

CHECK – To waive the right to initiate the betting in a round but

to retain the right to act if another Player initiates the betting.

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SPLIT LIMIT – A ﬁxed limit betting structure where later

betting rounds have a higher limit than earlier rounds. Some

rounds may offer an option of the lower or higher limit, as in

Seven Card Stud High with its open pair on fourth street rule.

STREET – A round of cards dealt and betting action. Streets

are numbered in Stud by the number of cards held by the

Player at that point, and they are numbered in Hold’em by

the number of board cards at that point.

STRING BET or STRING RAISE – A bet made in more than

one motion, without the declaring a raise.

STUB – The remaining portion of the deck after all cards in a

round have been dealt.

SUBSTANTIAL ACTION – Three Players checking or two

Players putting money in the pot with a bet, call or raise.

The Dealer counts as a Player (but not one who has placed

money into the pot) if he has acted by dealing the burn card

from the top of the deck. The Dealer counts as a Player if he

contributes to an error, such as failing to indicate the proper

Player to act ﬁrst at Stud or not attempting to stop any

further action when a Player has bet out of turn. Substantial

action is not considered as having taken place on the round

of starting cards while the dealer is still in the act of dealing

cards on that round. Any action taken after attention has

been called to an irregularity, by a Player or the Dealer is

not counted as an action toward the total number of actions

needed for substantial action.

SUIT – One of the four types of cards, that is, club, diamond,

heart or spade.

TREY – Poker terminology for the three card.

TURN CARD – The fourth street card in Hold’em or Omaha.

UP-CARDS – The cards dealt to a Player face up in a game of

Stud poker.

WHEEL CARD – An ace, deuce, trey, four or ﬁve (the best

possible hand at Ace to Five Lowball), commonly called a

“Wheel” or “Bicycle.”

HIGH-LOW SPLIT – A form of poker where two hands would

win the pot, the highest hand and the lowest hand.

HOLE CARDS – The cards dealt to a Player face down.

KILL – In the game of Omaha High/Low Split Eight or Better,

when one Player wins an entire qualifying pot, the betting

limits are twice the posted table wagering limits for the next

hand and remain in effect until a pot is split between one

Player winning the high hand and another Player winning the

low hand or until a pot does not qualify in amount.

LOW – A game of poker where the highest ranking low hand

wins the pot.

MINIMUM BETTING UNIT – The smallest denomination of

chips that is permitted to be wagered in the game, once

antes and blinds are posted.

MUCK – The discarded pile of cards. May be used as a verb

meaning to put a hand into the discard pile thereby killing it.

MULTI-WAY – A pot with more than two active Players in

contention for the pot.

OPENING BET – The ﬁrst bet in a round of play.

OPTION – The choice to raise a bet given to a Player with

a blind.

POT – The amount which is awarded to the winning Player

or Players at the conclusion of a round of play and is equal

to the total amount anted and wagered by the players during

the round of play, less any rake or jackpot money extracted.

PROTECTED HAND – Cards that a Player is physically holding

or has placed under one or more gaming chips.

RABBIT HUNTING – Looking for, or asking to see cards that

are out of play in order to ascertain what hand you might

have made.

RAISE – A bet in an amount greater than previous bet in that

betting round.

RAKE – The chips, coin or plaques collected by the dealer as

poker revenue.

RANDOM CARD – A card selected from a group of unknown

cards, each having an equal chance of being chosen.

RANDOM CARD CONCEPT – The idea that the substitution

of a random card for a Player’s proper card (because of an

irregularity) leaves the Player with the same mathematical

chances of winning the pot as before the irregularity

occurred. Therefore, it is assumed that the Player has not

been adversely affected by that irregularity.

RIVER CARD – The ﬁnal card in any poker game.

ROUND OF PLAY – For any game of poker, the process by

which cards are dealt, bets are placed and the winner of the

pot is determined and paid.

SHOWDOWN – The action of revealing the hands in order to

determine who shall win the pot.

SIDE POT – A separate pot formed when one or more Players

are all-in.

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