Poker Rules at Casino

Knowing some simple rules and gambling etiquette will help you quickly get comfortable in the new environment if you play poker for the first time.

Placement of players at the gambling table. If the casino has several tables for playing poker, then in this area there is usually a casino employee - flamen, who should explain to you what games the casino offers, what are the bets at different tables, and also the specific rules of the casino. If at the moment all the seats at the gambling tables are occupied, then the flamen must enter your name in the sitin list - the landing list. When the place assigned to you is vacated, the flamen will report this and point it at the gambling table. In Russian casinos, places are usually empty at all.
When the new player sits at the table where the game is already playing, he chooses any free space.
When several players sit at the beginning of the game for an empty table, they choose seats arbitrarily. As a rule, objections and disputes, to whom and where to sit does not happen. But if any player wants to take a certain place, then they proceed as follows. The dealer gives each player one card face-up. The player with the highest card sits to the right of the dealer, the player with the next highest card sits to the right of the first player and so on. If two players have cards of the same rank, then the older one is the one that was obtained earlier.
Two players sitting at the table can by mutual agreement swap places after the end of any game, before the new cards have been dealt.
After the game has started, no one can require players to transfer at a gambling table, at least during the first hour of the game (if the rules of a particular casino permit).

Buy-in - purchase of game chips. Sitting at the table, you must buy the dealer's chips. As a rule, the minimum amount of all purchased chips is 5-10 denominations, corresponding to the highest rates. For example, if the table has the highest bid of $ 10, then the total amount of chips you bought should be 50-100 dollars. Any purchase of chips at a gambling table can occur only before the cards are dealt.

Your first game. If you play for the first time, do not hesitate and inform the dealer about it. He will briefly explain the rules of the game. And other players will be more tolerant if you slow down the game. In this case, with the permission of other players, you can simply watch the game for several games to understand its entire course. If there are any difficulties during the game, contact your dealer for assistance. For example, you can ask, whose course, specify the amount of your bet when answering a number of promotions, etc.

Duties of the dealer. The duties of the dealer include a brief explanation of the rules of the game to the new player, the sale of game chips, shuffle and distribution of all cards, the collection of discarded or discarded cards, the announcement of the game moments and the order of the players' moves, the determination of the winning player, the collection of commission money in favor of the casino, Observation of the exact implementation of all the rules of the game and the detection of unresolved actions of players in relation to rivals. To find out the sharpest disputes, the dealer must invite the casino manager responsible for all games in the card sector.

The dealer batn. In the casino, cards are shuffled and distributed only by the dealer. To mark the progress of the game and the order of distribution of cards, the dealer batn - dealer button is used - a round plastic disc that moves clockwise around the gambling table from player to player. The player on the dealer button gets the cards last. The player sitting to the left of the dealer button receives the cards first and in most games must open the game, that is, make the first bet.
To determine the position of the dealer button in the very first game, the dealer gives all players one card face-up. The player to whom the jack comes first gets a dealer button.

Shuffle and distribution of cards. Different casinos make their own requirements for shuffle cards, which, as a rule, boil down to the following. The deck must be shuffled at least three times. Before the cards are dealt, the deck must be removed. When removed, it is divided into two approximately equal parts. The cards are dealt in a clockwise direction and begin with the player sitting to the left of the dealer button.
Until the dealer started to hand over to the players on the second card, any player who has not yet had time to see his first card may require a new shuffle and retake of cards if he determines that the deck was not shuffled or taken off or that any card is turned upside down Side up when removing the deck. When removing a deck in one of its parts, less than 5 cards are left. Two or more cards are flipped face up. The deck is incomplete. Cards were distributed to players out of turn.
If the dealer gives the player a larger or smaller number of cards than the rules require, and the player notices it before. Than he had time to look at his cards, the dealer must correct his mistake - add or pick up one or more cards. If the player has already seen their cards, they are considered to be unplayed and the player's initial bet of the ante is returned. If the player, not having noticed the error, will continue the game, then his cards are considered "dead"; Regardless of their combination, the player loses all his bets during the game!
If at DroPoker when replacing the cards the dealer gives more or less cards than the player required, then the same rule applies: if the player has already looked at any of the new cards or added them to his cards, then all his cards are considered " Dead "!
The player can correct his reservation related to the number of cards he wants to replace, but only if the dealer has not yet managed to give him these cards.
If the player rejects not the number of cards he called, and the dealer gives him as many cards as the player required, then the cards of this player are "dead"!
If any card is opened when the cards are dealt or replaced, or if the card being dealt is already in the deck face up, in all cases the player to whom the card was destined must accept it, but any additional open card should already be replaced. In this case, the dealer shifts the open card into the poppy, and, having missed the player to whom this card was intended, continues to hand over cards to others, and the missing card is distributed to the player already in the last turn.
If in Stud Poker, the dealer gives the player a hool card face up, then the player must accept this card as an AP card and notify the dealer that the next card will be dealt face down.
If in Stud Poker after the distribution of the next cards to all players (that is, at the time of any betting interval) at the top of the deck there is a card turned face up, this card is not distributed to the player and is transferred to the poppy on the next hand.

Do not touch other people's cards and chips. During the game, do not touch the cards and playing chips of other players. Also, do not touch the discarded cards (poppies), bod or kemyuniti cards and chips in sweat. Only the dealer has the right to touch and move all these cards and sweat.

Keep your cards private. No one is allowed to look at your cards unless you yourself decide to play charity. Keep in mind that other players are unlikely to miss the opportunity to make money on any of your misses. Remember that if you deliberately show your cards to another player, then his and your cards can be considered "dead."

Protect your cards. If during the game you put your cards on the gambling table, put a playing chip over it, which will protect them from accidental dumping into poppies or mixing with the cards of other players.
In many games, dropping your cards on the table and leaving them unprotected, you thereby give a signal to the dealer that you fold (fould). In addition, if the cards of other players accidentally touch your unprotected cards while they are folding, then your cards can be recognized as a fould.
When you open your cards in showdown, also do not lose control. If at this point one of your cards falls face down from the table or on the table among previously discarded cards (poppies), then all your cards will be declared "dead." This decision is made by the dealer even when the fallen card is not used to compose the combination.

Act in turn. Although you can see that other players perform different actions (fould, check, raise, etc.) not in turn, never do it yourself. Such haste is unethical, since in certain situations it can be a ruse to involve other players in the game or, conversely, to force them to fold their cards. If the player has broken the line, ahead of you, then say "Time"! Or "Wait"! - to make it clear that you have not acted. Wanting to replace cards in Drok poker, do it in turn. If the player allows the player to make a substitution on his left, ahead of the order, it means that the player refuses to make any replacement of their cards.

A random check. In some fast-flowing games, the moment of your inaction, when it came to turn, can be regarded as a check. If you need some time to make a decision, say "time", "minute" to pause the game. While you think, do not knock your fingers on the table and do not make gestures with your hands - it can also be regarded as a check.

Splash sweat - a surge of sweat. The situation when a player throws his playing chips into the sweat, mixing them with the previously established rates. This makes it difficult to determine the correctness of his bet for the dealer and other players. When making your bet, put the chips in front of you, the dealer will make sure that you have made the right bet, and will move your chips into sweat.

Rule of one chip. When the stakes in games are disproportionate to the denominations of the game chips, the rule of one chip is applied. For example, in a game with a 2-4 betting structure and chips with conventional denominations of 1 and 5 dollars, you can use a larger chip for any of these bets, even if the value of this chip allows you to cover the raise. That is, you can respond to a bet of $ 2 by putting a five-dollar chip into the pot, necessarily labeling this action with the word count. If you want to play a raise, then before your chip touches the table, say a raise. Do not take the sweat out of sweat! Regardless of you, the dealer will make all necessary calculations and at the end of the betting interval will return your money.

String Bates. String Bates is the betting rule. Most casinos require that all bets be placed on the table at once and completely. That is, in the case when you raise (raise), you have to install all the playing chips at once, and not in parts, as if first answering the previous bet, and then only after reporting a raise. Usually this rule is valid if you did not advance in advance. Always declare your actions in advance and be protected from a similar problem. Keep in mind that freedom of speech in poker is very limited. This means that you do not have to say, for example: "I answer your bet and raise it by $ 10." Once you said "I answer" (count), you can not say "I'm raising" (raise). Be careful and do not allow yourself to play with words - it can cost you several successful parties.

All-in. According to the rules of the casino, after the cards have been dealt, players can not buy additional playing chips from the dealer. If one of the players during the game lacks chips to cover another bet, then this situation is called all-in - "all in the game." This means that if the player wins, the player will receive only that part of the sweat that he has covered. Once all-in is announced, the dealer shares the sweat in two parts - the main pot and side pot are the main and third-party sweat. If only two players are playing, then no more bets are made, additional cards are dealt or replaced, if they have not already been dealt, the cards are opened and the winner is determined. For example, in the course of all previous betting intervals, the first player bet $ 40 and the second player only covers 35, if the first player now won the showdown, then he takes all the money lying on the gambling table, if the second one, the dealer pushes the mein Sweat - 35 dollars and returns 5 dollars to the first. In this case rake is charged with $ 35 winner. If 3 or more players have played, then after the all-in game continues, and the player who has run out of chips is watching the player indifferently. In the showdown, the winner is determined and the payout is made. For example, play 3 players, the first 2 bet on $ 20, and the third ended chips and he was able to cover only 15 - all in. The dealer divided the sweat into two parts, 45 and 10 dollars. The game continues, two players make bets - add their chips to a ten-dollar pot, which by the end of the game was $ 60. If now one of the players who continues to bet wins in the showdown, then this player takes all the playing chips 60 and 45 dollars, that is, he wins 105 dollars. If, after the card is opened, the player who is in the all-in win wins, then the dealer transfers only $ 45 to him, and the player who has the second highest combination of cards receives $ 60.

Showed one - show all. If the player at any stage of the game folds his cards, then he does not have to show them to anyone; He passes cards to the dealer face down, and he moves them to the poppy. If, after setting a bet by one of the players, everyone else folds the cards, then this player also does not have to show their cards. After the last player responds to all previous bets and promotions at the very end of the game, the player who made a bet or raised bets before that must open his cards first. However, this player can take the time to let his impatient opponent first open the cards, and in case of losing, fold their cards into the poppy, and not open them. Do not do it yourself. Show your cards immediately if the other player has responded to your bet. If you yourself answer the bet, wait until your opponent opens the cards, then show yours if they are better. If all players check in the last betting interval, then everyone should open the cards immediately.
Most casinos practice a rule that allows any player to see all the cards of other players who have reached showdown and have not folded their cards, even if they are handed to the dealer face down. If you want to know which cards have been dropped into the poppy by the losing player, then ask the dealer to show them to you.
But still life dictates its own, unwritten rules, there are concepts of game ethics and just rules of good taste. If you won the game, please show the cards discarded by your opponent is very unethical. In some casinos, there is even a rule: if the discarded cards suddenly turn out to be older than yours (your opponent could simply view his winning combination), then the victory will be awarded to him.
Some players always open their cards in showdown, regardless of whether they won or lost. In many respects, this action justifies itself. First of all you can miss your victory. And even if you lose in one such game, you will lose considerably more, leaving your opponents in ignorance, with which cards you usually lose. However, if you drop each time in the dark, then, most likely, your opponents will act in the same way and you will find it more difficult to understand the style of their playing. And this is much more important than your own "secrecy".
Showed one - show all. This rule of the casino determines: if a player shows his cards to someone, then other players can ask him to show the cards. Such a situation usually occurs at the end of the game, when everyone folded cards after some struggle and the joyful winner demonstrates a successful bluff to the nearest neighbor. At the same time, any demonstration of cards to players who themselves still have cards on their hands is prohibited by the general rules of the game.

The cards say. At the end of the showdown game, when you open your cards, you do not have to declare the value of the combination you compiled. The dealer will look at your cards, on the cards of your opponents and determine which of you is the winner. If you see that you have won, then hold your cards until the dealer gives you your winnings. Do not forget that the dealer can make a mistake and if he inadvertently drops your cards into a poppy, then according to the rules that exist in many casinos, you can not claim winnings, even if everyone saw that luck was on your side.

Push. After you have won the pot, do not rush to reach out straight to the center of the table and draw your winnings to yourself. This should be done for you by the dealer. First, he withdraws from the pot due casino commission fee, and then pushes (this action is called push) winnings in your direction.

Correction of errors. Any player or dealer may accidentally make a mistake. For example, a dealer may incorrectly determine the winner in showdown, and the player incorrectly responds to previous bets and raises. Если подобные ошибки касаются лично вас, обратите на них внимание дилера, скажите ему об этом немедленно и не позволяйте продолжать игру до полного выяснения истины. Никто не вправе вас обвинять, если вам несправедливо присудят выигрыш, но тогда не вините и других, когда чересчур поздно заметите, что ваш стрэйт был побит двумя тузами.

Отдых. Вы имеете право на отдых. Сыграв несколько партий, вы можете на некоторое время покинуть игорный стол, чтобы размять свои ноги, посетить комнату отдыха, бар, туалетную комнату, сыграть пару партий в рулетку или бросить игральные кости. Спросите дилера о том, сколько времени у вас есть (обычно 20-30 минут), чтобы не потерять право на игру за данным столом. Обычно принято оставлять игральные фишки на игорном столе, и одна из обязанностей дилера - следить за их сохранностью. Все же уточните все у дилера и постарайтесь вовремя вернуться на свое место. Бывает, что после слишком долгого отсутствия позиция оказывается занятой.

Комиссия казино. В Покер игроки играют друг против друга. Поэтому казино взимает с них определенные комиссионные сборы, которые называются дроп.
Имеются три различных вида комиссионных сборов в пользу казино.
Тайм колекшн, игра на время - сбор определенной суммы с каждого игрока через запланированные интервалы времени. Обычно каждые полчаса дилер объявляет "тайм пот" - все сделанные игроками анте переходят в пользу казино. Если в этом случае величина анте меньше обозначенного комиссионного сбора, игроки должны доложить в пот необходимую сумму. Как правило, повременный сбор применяется в играх с высокими ставками, 20-40 долларов и выше. Тайм колекшн достаточно широко распространен в казино Лас-Вегаса, где предлагают приватные комнаты для проведения игры. Практически во всех карточных клубах Калифорнии, где играют исключительно в дро покер, используется повременный сбор. Величина тайм колекшн зависит от величины ставок. Например, в общественных калифорнийских клубах в игре со ставками 5-10 долларов облагаются налогом в 6 долларов, а игра 50-100 долларов приносит доход игорному заведению в 18 долларов. Величина тайм колекшн может быть различной и зависеть от дополнительных удобств и услуг.
Хэнд колекшн , снятие с руки - определенная сумма денег, которая изымается дилером из каждого анте или из блаинд. Например, в игре с большими и малыми блаинд дилер забирает малую в пользу казино. В зависимости от правил этот сбор обычно составляет 2-4 доллара.
Рэйкс - процентные сборы, взимаемые дилером с каждого выигравшего пот, при этом сумма комиссии обычно ограничивается определенной величиной. Пример: игорный стол 3% рэкс с максимумом 4 доллара, к концу одной из партий величина пот составляет 60 долларов, в этом случае дилер забирает из пот 2 доллара (3% от 60 долларов = 1,8 доллара, которые округляются до 2 долларов), если в пот находятся 200 долларов, величина комиссии будет равна не 6, а только 4 долларам.
В американских казино рэйкс составляет от 5 до 10%, в российских 2-3 %, что необычайно выгодно для игроков!