TDA (Tournament Director Association) is an association of the largest tournament directors who are whose mission is to adopt rules and standardized procedures to positively influence the poker industry. They invite tournament directors, players and media representatives to discuss and evaluate the proposed rules.
Founded in 2001, the TDA meets once a year to amend / remove old rules and discuss new regulations.
These rules are applicable in most poker tournaments in casinos.
THE 40 RULES OF TDA - VERSION February 2007
1) The referees and tournament directors (floor)
Referees and tournament directors must always consider the good sense and justice as the primary criterion when making decisions. Particular circumstances may sometimes require the responsible for making a decision that runs counter to the written rules. Decisions of referees and tournament directors are final and without appeal.
2) Chiprace (withdrawal chips lower values, color-up)
When removing chips lower value, each player in possession of additional chips may win a maximum of one upper token. The chip race always starts right dealer. Can not be eliminated by a chip race. If a player loses his last chips in the chip race, a higher token is automatically given. Players are encouraged to attend the race chip.
3) indivisible tokens
In case it is impossible to share a token, the odd chip goes to the high hand if it is a high-low variant, the best card visible when it comes to stud; in other cases, the player closest to the left of the button will receive the odd chip.
4) The side pot (side pots)
In case of a tie, each side pot should be treated separately, starting with the most side pots and ending with the main pot.
5) Request count (calling for a clock)
After a reasonable period of time has passed and a person has requested a countdown, the player will have a full minute to make a decision. If no decision has been taken Afterwords 1 minute, there will be a 10-second countdown. After this time, if the player does not act, his hand will be considered dead.
6) The dead button
Tournaments use the rule of dead button (the big blind who invariably advance and button suits).
7) sanctions
Penalties MAY be applied to players who exhibit cards during the action, throwing cards off the table that violate the rule of "one hand - a player" or similar incidents.
Penalties WILL applied to players in collusion, insults or attitude hinders the smooth running of the tournament. Tournament officials have freely 3 types of sanctions: warning, temporary suspension and disqualification.
The temporary exclusion may be 1, 2, 3 or 4 rounds. A round of exclusion is to miss as many hands as there are players at the table (including the excluded player). During a temporary exclusion, the excluded player must move away from the table and blinds him removed.
In a disqualification of the player tokens are removed from the tournament. Repeated errors lead to increased sanctions.
8) players sitting
A player must be in his seat when all hands are finished being distributed so that his hand is not declared dead. It should also be in his seat in order to "seek a settlement."
9) Hands carpet.
All cards must be displayed when a player is all-in and betting rounds are complete.
10) Insufficient reminders
If a player puts in a raise but reaching at least 50% of the legal minimum raise, he will be obliged to complete his recovery at the minimum legal amount, no more. In no-limit and pot limit, an all-in raise less than the legal minimum raise does not reopen the betting rounds for a player who is already before this recovery.
11) The top token
Build a single chip of greater value means follow (call) if no announcement has been made recovery. If a player announces a call by placing one superior but did not specify the amount token, the recovery is the maximum size of the token.
After the flop, if the player makes an initial bet of a single higher without specifying the amount token, the size of the token constitura setting.
To a stimulus using a single top token, a verbal declaration must be made before the token comes into contact with the mat.
12) Comments
Players are obligated to protect their game during the tournament. All players, whether in the shot or not, may not:
1 - announce the contents of a hand, whether alive or dead
2 - advise or criticize play before the action is completed.
The theory of "one hand - a player" must be strictly enforced.
13) Seats - Draws
Seating tournaments and satellites must always be drawn at random.
14) The official language
In the USA, the only language permitted in the shots is English. Moreover, the only two languages allowed are English and language of the host country.
15) communication devices.
A player sitting at the table can not use a cell phone or other communication device.
16) changes decks
The cards are replaced when the dealer change or when a new round, or as directed by the house. EThe players can not request a change of map packs.
17) The new blinds
When counting the blind level is completed and new blinds are advertised by any member of the arbitration, new blinds are applied to the next hand. A shot begins when the packet begins to be mixed.
18) Rebuys
A decision must be immediate and rebuy the player can not miss any hand. If a player announces that rebuy, the corresponding tokens are considered to be directly in front of him and he must pay the amount payable.
19) Senior tokens
Tokens of the biggest names of each player must primarily remain visible all the time.
20) game trailers
The "cards speak" in case of error on the announcement of his game at the end of stroke (showdown). By cons, a player deliberately making a false announcement of his game may be penalized.
21) cards to come (rabbit hunting)
It is strictly forbidden to look at the cards that were coming on a shot who was not made until the end.
22) Avoid blind
A player deliberately trying to avoid blind during his change table (taking more time than it should, for example) will receive a penalty.
23) Visible tokens
All chips a player must remain on the table and be visible. A player may not hold or transport tournament chips in a non-visible manner. A player who reappear tokens that were not visible to the see can be removed and disqualified himself on decision makers.
24) Closing a table
Players moved from one table that comes close must completely assume the pros and cons of their new place. They can be found in the big blind, small blind or button directly to a game with the only place where they can not receive cards is between the button and the small blind.
25) balancing tables
In flop games, players moved to balance tables should be future big blinds and must be seated at the nearest to the left of the big blind (and therefore never the small blind) instead. The table to which is directed that a player must be designated by a predetermined procedure. The game must stop on all tables with three or more players missing. In stud variants, released last place at the small table is one that must be reoccupied first.
26) The minimum raise
There are no limits on the number of raises and re-raises that can be made in unlimited variances. A raise must be at least equal to the stimulus (or development) above. In the alternative limits: there is a maximum limit to the number of raises and re-raises even when two players remain in the game. This limit varies according to the rules at the casino or tournament. By cons, when there are only two players in the tournament, there is never a limit on the number of raises and re-raises.
27) give false
In stud versions, if one of the two hole cards of any player is returned by the dealer, there misdeal. In versions with flop, there gives false only if it was the first or second card. By the rule of replacement of an exposed card, the player on the button may be distributing two consecutive cards.
28) Protect her hand
If a dealer accidentally kills an unprotected hand, the player concerned has no recourse and loses his bet. However if the player in question had raised and his raise had not yet been paid, he can recover this recovery.
29) Kill the winning hand
A winning hand can be spread accidentally killed by a dealer: the winner will receive his winnings. Players (even out of things) are encouraged to help rectify any mistakes / about to be made when the final allocation of pots.
30) The placing ads
All ads verbal action committed player. All verbal announcements before turn committed if the player, when his turn comes true, no increase is made appeared (the check, call or fold does not increase bets).
31) Expose his hand
A player who exposes his hand while the shot is being applied can be a penalty, but his hand is still in. The sanction will be applied at the beginning of the next stroke.
32) Submit a revival
Variants without limits or pot-limit, a raise must be made:
1 - Either by putting on the belt the total amount in one motion.
2 - Either verbally announcing the raise amount (before placing it on the carpet).
3 - Let clearly announcing "stimulus" prélablement, placing the amount of the initial implementation and then proceeding to the stimulus with one additional motion.
33) Play against ethics
Poker is an individual game. Sub-play to promote another player will be punished and, as appropriate, may lead to a withdrawal of updates and / or disqualification. Leave chips (chip dumping) leads to a disqualification of both players.
34) The size of the pot
Players can ask the dealer to count the pot in pot-limit only. Dealers will not count the pot in limit poker games and no limit.
35) The button face-to-face
Face-to-face, the button pays the small blind and acts first before the flop. At the beginning of face-to-face, the button will be adjusted so that the big blind player changes (even what the button is on the same person).
36) Failure to label
Persistent incorrect attitude leads to sanctions (such as, for example, receive tokens or cards that we should not delay the game or talking excessively). Players are expected to play when their turn came
37) showdown (showdown)
During the final showdown, the player who made the last aggressive action (bet or raise) in the last round must expose his hand first. If there were no bets / raises in the last round, the player closest to the left of the button sets first. Then contenders winners display their cards in the direction of clockwise.
In stud versions, visible game exposes the strongest first. In razz, the lowest visible game sets first.
38) Sitting
Players must remain at the table if they are still in the hand.
39) raises two time (string Raises)
Dealers are responsible for reporting a recovery in two stages (string raise) and limited to the first movement (or first announced figure).
40) Play the table (the board)
A player wishing to play table must necessarily show both cards to win its share of the pot.
TDA (Tournament Director Association) is an association of the largest tournament directors who are whose mission is to adopt rules and standardized procedures to positively influence the poker industry. They invite tournament directors, players and media representatives to discuss and evaluate the proposed rules.
Founded in 2001, the TDA meets once a year to amend / remove old rules and discuss new regulations.
THE 40 RULES OF TDA - VERSION February 2007
1) The referees and tournament directors (floor)
Referees and tournament directors must always consider the good sense and justice as the primary criterion when making decisions. Particular circumstances may sometimes require the responsible for making a decision that runs counter to the written rules. Decisions of referees and tournament directors are final and without appeal.
2) Chiprace (withdrawal chips lower values, color-up))
When removing chips lower value, each player in possession of additional chips may win a maximum of one upper token. The chip race always starts right dealer. Can not be eliminated by a chip race. If a player loses his last chips in the chip race, a higher token is automatically given. Players are encouraged to attend the race chip.
3) indivisible tokens
In case it is impossible to share a token, the odd chip goes to the high hand if it is a high-low variant, the best card visible when it comes to stud; in other cases, the player closest to the left of the button will receive the odd chip.
4) The side pot (side pots)
In case of a tie, each side pot should be treated separately, starting with the most side pots and ending with the main pot.
5) Request count (calling for a clock)
After a reasonable period of time has passed and a person has requested a countdown, the player will have a full minute to make a decision. If no decision has been taken Afterwords 1 minute, there will be a 10-second countdown. After this time, if the player does not act, his hand will be considered dead.
6) The dead button
Tournaments use the rule of dead button (the big blind who invariably advance and button suits).
7) sanctions
Penalties MAY be applied to players who exhibit cards during the action, throwing cards off the table that violate the rule of "one hand - a player" or similar incidents.
Penalties WILL applied to players in collusion, insults or attitude hinders the smooth running of the tournament. Tournament officials have freely 3 types of sanctions: warning, temporary suspension and disqualification.
The temporary exclusion may be 1, 2, 3 or 4 rounds. A round of exclusion is to miss as many hands as there are players at the table (including the excluded player). During a temporary exclusion, the excluded player must move away from the table and blinds him removed.
In a disqualification of the player tokens are removed from the tournament. Repeated errors lead to increased sanctions.
8) players sitting
A player must be in his seat when all hands are finished being distributed so that his hand is not declared dead. It should also be in his seat in order to "seek a settlement."
9) Hands carpet.
All cards must be displayed when a player is all-in and betting rounds are complete.
10) Insufficient reminders
If a player puts in a raise but reaching at least 50% of the legal minimum raise, he will be obliged to complete his recovery at the minimum legal amount, no more. In no-limit and pot limit, an all-in raise less than the legal minimum raise does not reopen the betting rounds for a player who is already before this recovery.
11) The top token
Build a single chip of greater value means follow (call) if no announcement has been made recovery. If a player announces a call by placing one superior but did not specify the amount token, the recovery is the maximum size of the token.
After the flop, if the player makes an initial bet of a single higher without specifying the amount token, the size of the token constitura setting.
To a stimulus using a single top token, a verbal declaration must be made before the token comes into contact with the mat.
12) Comments
Players are obligated to protect their game during the tournament. All players, whether in the shot or not, may not:
1 - announce the contents of a hand, whether alive or dead
2 - advise or criticize play before the action is completed.
Theory "of a hand - a player" must be strictly enforced.
13) Seats - Draws
Seating tournaments and satellites must always be drawn at random.
14) The official language
In the USA, the only language permitted in the shots is English. Moreover, the only two languages allowed are English and language of the host country.
15) communication devices.
A player sitting at the table can not use a cell phone or other communication device.
16) changes decks
The cards are replaced when the dealer change or when a new round, or as directed by the house. EThe players can not request a change of map packs.
17) The new blinds
When counting the blind level is completed and new blinds are advertised by any member of the arbitration, new blinds are applied to the next hand. A shot begins when the packet begins to be mixed.
18) Rebuys
A decision must be immediate and rebuy the player can not miss any hand. If a player announces that rebuy, the corresponding tokens are considered to be directly in front of him and he must pay the amount payable.
19) Senior tokens
Tokens of the biggest names of each player must primarily remain visible all the time.
20) game trailers
The "cards speak" in case of error on the announcement of his game at the end of stroke (showdown). By cons, a player deliberately making a false announcement of his game may be penalized.
21) cards to come (rabbit hunting)
It is strictly forbidden to look at the cards that were coming on a shot who was not made until the end.
22) Avoid blind
A player deliberately trying to avoid blind during his change table (taking more time than it should, for example) will receive a penalty.
23) Visible tokens
All chips a player must remain on the table and be visible. A player may not hold or transport tournament chips in a non-visible manner. A player who reappear tokens that were not visible to the see can be removed and disqualified himself on decision makers.
24) Closing a table
Players moved from one table that comes close must completely assume the pros and cons of their new place. They can be found in the big blind, small blind or button directly to a game with the only place where they can not receive cards is between the button and the small blind.
25) balancing tables
In flop games, players moved to balance tables should be future big blinds and must be seated at the nearest to the left of the big blind (and therefore never the small blind) instead. The table to which is directed that a player must be designated by a predetermined procedure. The game must stop on all tables with three or more players missing. In stud variants, released last place at the small table is one that must be reoccupied first.
26) The minimum raise
There are no limits on the number of raises and re-raises that can be made in unlimited variances. A raise must be at least equal to the stimulus (or development) above. In the alternative limits: there is a maximum limit to the number of raises and re-raises even when two players remain in the game. This limit varies according to the rules at the casino or tournament. By cons, when there are only two players in the tournament, there is never a limit on the number of raises and re-raises.
27) give false
In stud versions, if one of the two hole cards of any player is returned by the dealer, there misdeal. In versions with flop, there gives false only if it was the first or second card. By the rule of replacement of an exposed card, the player on the button may be distributing two consecutive cards.
28) Protect her hand
If a dealer accidentally kills an unprotected hand, the player concerned has no recourse and loses his bet. However if the player in question had raised and his raise had not yet been paid, he can recover this recovery.
29) Kill the winning hand
A winning hand can be spread accidentally killed by a dealer: the winner will receive his winnings. Players (even out of things) are encouraged to help rectify any mistakes / about to be made when the final allocation of pots.
30) The placing ads
All ads verbal action committed player. All verbal announcements before turn committed if the player, when his turn comes true, no increase is made appeared (the check, call or fold does not increase bets).
31) Expose his hand
A player who exposes his hand while the shot is being applied can be a penalty, but his hand is still in. The sanction will be applied at the beginning of the next stroke.
32) Submit a revival
Variants without limits or pot-limit, a raise must be made:
1 - Either by putting on the belt the total amount in one motion.
2 - Either verbally announcing the raise amount (before placing it on the carpet).
3 - Let clearly announcing "stimulus" prélablement, placing the amount of the initial implementation and then proceeding to the stimulus with one additional motion.
33) Play against ethics
Poker is an individual game. Sub-play to promote another player will be punished and, as appropriate, may lead to a withdrawal of updates and / or disqualification. Leave chips (chip dumping) leads to a disqualification of both players.
34) The size of the pot
Players can ask the dealer to count the pot in pot-limit only. Dealers will not count the pot in limit poker games and no limit.
35) The button face-to-face
Face-to-face, the button pays the small blind and acts first before the flop. At the beginning of face-to-face, the button will be adjusted so that the big blind player changes (even what the button is on the same person).
36) Failure to label
Persistent incorrect attitude leads to sanctions (such as, for example, receive tokens or cards that we should not delay the game or talking excessively). Players are expected to play when their turn came
37) showdown (showdown)
During the final showdown, the player who made the last aggressive action (bet or raise) in the last round must expose his hand first. If there were no bets / raises in the last round, the player closest to the left of the button sets first. Then contenders winners display their cards in the direction of clockwise.
In stud versions, visible game exposes the strongest first. In razz, the lowest visible game sets first.
38) Sitting
Players must remain at the table if they are still in the hand.
39) raises two time (string Raises)
Dealers are responsible for reporting a recovery in two stages (string raise) and limited to the first movement (or first announced figure).
40) Play the table (the board)
A player wishing to play table must necessarily show both cards to win its share of the pot.
