Behaviour
Rules
- The dealer is in control of the table. No one else at the table is allowed to touch the chips in play without the dealer’s permission.
- Cell phone use is not allowed at the tables.
- Players who are not at the table when their hands are dealt will have their hand pushed into the muck and their blind will be advanced into the pot.
- Persons who appear to be intoxicated may not be allowed to participate in the tournament.
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The tournament director may remove disruptive players from the tournament. The following system of warnings and penalties may be used:
- The tournament director will inform the player of their infraction and if necessary make them aware of further consequences.
- After the first verbal warning the player will be withdrawn from play until the blind has past their position at the table.
- The player will be ejected from the tournament.
- The player will be banned from playing in any “First to Act” event for the period of one month.
- The player will not be invited to play at any “First to Act” event for the remainder of the season.
- The tournament director may call the clock on a player who has not made a decision on the next action. The player shall have one minute, including a ten-second countdown, to act. If the time expires without action, the player’s hand is dead.