House Rules

Texas Hold 'Em
1.	This is a charitable event. Treat the dealers with respect. Players will be removed from Festival for abusing a dealer or any other volunteer; or for profanity, loud or unruly conduct, cheating, collusion or any other inappropriate conduct.

2.	Table stakes apply at all times (i.e. a player may only play the current hand with the money on the table prior to the start of the hand). A player may never remove money from the table except when leaving the table. Chips may never be removed from the table.

3.	If the dealer should accidentally show the bottom (or any) card, the dealer shall show the card to all players, and the card becomes the next burn card.

4.	If the dealer turns over a card while dealing, the dealer keeps dealing and comes back to the player whose card was turned over and deals another. The card turned over becomes the next burn card.

5.	If the dealer turns over 2 cards while dealing, a misdeal is called and the hand starts over.

6.	It is the player’s responsibility to ensure that they have 2 cards. If a player has, or has been dealt, too few or too many cards, the hand is dead at the point where the mistake is discovered and all money/chips bet remain in the pot.

7.	Players must keep their cards on or above the playing surface at all times.

8.	If the dealer forgets to burn a card when appropriate, the dealer shall ignore the mistake and keep dealing.

9.	No players may show their hand to any other players who are still playing. If so, both hands become dead.

10.	If a player shows their hand to another player, this hand must be shown to all players when requested to do so by the dealer. Hence, "show one show all".
	Have Fun & Thanks for Participating! *All decisions by the House are final. No exceptions.*