1. Players must agree at the start of the night on a "first call". This is the time to which, the players agree to play, unless they run out of money. Any money on the table at the start of the night must be stay there until first call. Players have a chance to remove any money they chose, only at a "call". If a player brings out more money to cover a bet, that money stays until first call.
2. Dealer must have his game completely called, including ante's, max bets or any variation from the official rules, before the first card is dealt. If dealer fails to do so, it is considered a misdeal.
3. If the dealer fails to complete a legal deal it is considered a misdeal. At this point all the cards are gathered, re-shuffled and dealt again. Failure of the dealer to offer a cut, is considered a misdeal. Two misdeals on the same turn will result in the dealer losing any money he has in the pot and forced to re deal to the remanding players.
4. Once a player calls his hand, he must stay with that call as long as he has the hand he calls. If it is discovered that he does not actually have the hand he calls he must call a new one. If however, after someone else has called their hand or the pot has started to be taken, a player discovers that he could have called a better hand, he must still stay with the weaker hand. 5. No other player or person watching the game may assist a player in calling their hand.
6. If a player peeks at his cards in a "no peek" game, he loses the hand and all money he has put into the pot. A player must wait until all cards are dealt to look at even one card even if he is the first person to flip. 7. The last person to make a bet or raise must call their hand first. 8. If at any time, it is discovered that one or more cards were missing from the deck before a pot is taken, that hand is considered void and all players will take out any money that they put in. All other hands will remain as they stood even if the card has been missing for a long time.
9. All players must bet, check or raise in turn. If, however, a player puts in money out of turn, that money must stay in the pot. When it becomes this players turn, he may add to his amount to make the minimum bet or fold if he chooses not to add. He can not however, remove any money or raise himself. 10. At the end of the last call any player still in the hand, may force the pot to be split by declaring that time has expired and his intention to leave the game for the night. Only players still in at this time will get a share of the pot.
11. If the dealer accidentally gives a player a card up when it is meant to be dealt down, the player receiving the card can choose to call a misdeal or continue play. If however, the dealer gives his own up instead of down it is considered a misdeal with no options. Even if a card is face up accidentally in the deck it is considered a misdeal if that card were supposed to be dealt down. 12. All general rules of Poker are still enforced even if not specifically mentioned within this document. Any disagreements about the rules must be put to a vote at the table and played consistently through out the night.
13. All games that carry over to a new deal shall not require a re-ante unless it is stated before the first deal. 14. If a dealer would like to include a force flip in his game he must call it before the first card is dealt. 15. If a dealer calls Pass-out that means that each player can either bet, call, raise or fold. No checking would be allowed. 16. All players must compete for the pot. The only time a pot may be split before a winner is declared is either after the last call, or if all players receive a share of the pot whether of not they are in the hand.
17. If a dealer fails to make a player pay for a special card and deals the next card in play, this will be considered a misdeal.
18. If any person who is not in a specific pot brings to the attention of the players, any rule, card rankings or any significant information about the hand being played, that person will be required to pay 1/2 the pot to be split evenly among the players still in the hand. If a member of one's household refuses to pay, the player who shares the household with that person will be responsible.
