House Rules Template

Friday Night Poker's buy-in is $40. Each player starts with 20,000 in tournament chips. Chips have no cash value outside this event and may not be redeemed for anything other than tournament play.

Late registration is open through the end of Level 6. Players registering late are seated randomly and receive a full starting stack. No seated player may be skipped or dealt out of a hand while registration remains open at their table.

Rebuys are available through the end of Level 6 for any player who busts before that point, at the standard buy-in price for a full new starting stack. A single add-on is available at the end of the rebuy period for players still in the tournament.

A misdeal will be called for incorrect card counts, cards dealt to the wrong seat, or cards exposed before action begins - provided no substantial action has occurred yet. Once two or more players have acted on the hand, play continues rather than being voided.

Players must act clearly and in turn, using standard terms (bet, raise, call, fold, check, all-in). Acting out of turn may be ruled non-binding and backed up to the correct player, at the tournament director's discretion. String bets and ambiguous chip movements will be interpreted in the interest of fairness to the table, not the acting player's stated intent.

Once a player is all-in and all betting action is complete, every live hand must be tabled without delay. A side pot is created whenever a player is all-in for less than a full bet, and side pots are awarded separately from the main pot.

At showdown, the best hand shown wins - a verbal claim about a hand's value does not decide the pot. A player must fully and clearly table their hand to have any claim on it; hands that are partially shown, folded, or mucked forfeit that claim.

Chips should be kept in visible, countable stacks at all times. One-player-to-a-hand is enforced - discussing a live hand's contents or strategy with anyone other than the player in it is not allowed. Abusive conduct, collusion, or repeated etiquette violations may result in a missed-hand penalty or removal from the event.

The tournament director has final say on any ruling not explicitly covered here, guided by fairness to the whole field over rigid technicality. These house rules are meant to supplement a broader rule set, not replace one - most hosts pair a sheet like this with the TDA Rules for anything not addressed above.