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Pacific Poker Online's House Rules

Dedicated to the enjoyment and security of our Members, Pacific Poker Online strives to maintain a safe, fair and friendly gaming environment. Ethical gaming practices and proper etiquette are our highest priority. In order to uphold these strict principles and the integrity of our games, Pacific Poker Online has established several House Rules. All Members are expected and required to adhere to these standards and practices.

Pacific Poker Online Minors Prohibited Policy

Pacific Poker Online is intended for the gaming entertainment of responsible, consenting adults. Minors are strictly prohibited from playing at Pacific Poker Online. Minors found playing at Pacific Poker Online will be permanently banned.

One Table at a Time Play

Pacific Poker Online Members are prohibited from participating at more than one Table at a time.

Posting Policy

A Member joining a Pacific Poker Online Table (with the exception of Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better) is required to pay an initial fee (Post), equal to that Table's Lower Limit Stake. The Post follows the same rules as the Blind Bets and allows the Member to Sit-in at the Table.

Members have the option of "Sitting Out", and waiting for the Big Blind before beginning to play. Posting ensure fairness to all Members, by preventing players from entering a Poker game in a "Late Position" in order to avoid placing Blind Bets.

The Betting Rounds

Pacific Poker Online's Poker games follow the conventional Poker Betting Round Structure. There are four possible Betting Rounds in Pacific Poker Online's Poker games:

1. The first two Betting Rounds are set at that Table's Lower Limit Stake.
2. The last two Betting Rounds are set at that Table's Higher Limit Stake.

In keeping with conventional Poker rules, within each Betting Round there can be no more than one Bet and three additional Raises ("Raise", "Reraise" & "Cap"). Once a Cap occurs, the following Members will only be able to Call or Fold.

A Betting Round is concluded when:

1. All active Members have Checked in turn.


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2. All active Members have matched the last Member to increase the amount (Bet/Raise) to be placed in the Pot, during that Betting Round.


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3. All previous Members have chosen to Fold, leaving only one active Player. This last remaining player automatically receives the Pot. In this case both the Betting Round and game are automatically terminated.

Missed Blind Bets Policy

Occasionally, a Member may choose to temporarily Sit-out from a Table:

1. If, while Sitting-out, the Member misses their turn to place the Small Blind, upon re-Sitting-in that Member will be required to Post. This Post consists of a "Live" (active) Bet, equal to the Big Blind.
2. If, while Sitting-out, the Member misses their turn to place both the Small Blind and the Big Blind, upon re-Sitting-in that Member will be required to Post. This Post consists of a live Bet, equal to the Big Blind, plus an additional "Dead" (non-active) bet, equal to the Small Blind, which is "donated" by the Member directly to the Pot.

Play Time Limit

Pacific Poker Online Members are permitted a maximum of 20 seconds to act while playing. This is enforced in an effort to maintain a reasonable speed of game play. Members who fail to act within the 20 second time limit will have their hand automatically Folded. The Member will forfeit the amount (if any) that he/she has previously Bet during that game.

Pacific Poker Online's All-in Policy

Pacific Poker Online's All-in Policy has been developed to protect Members in the following circumstances:

1. A Member wishes to continue playing his/her hand in the current game or tournament game, but has run out of Chips.

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2. A Member has been disconnected from the Pacific Poker Online Server in the middle of a game or tournament game.

1. If a Member finishes his/her Chips in the middle of a Poker game or tournament game, but does not wish to Fold his/her hand, the hand will be automatically considered "All-in":
   1. The All-in hand will remain live for consideration during the Showdown and the Member will no longer be required or able to take additional actions throughout the rest of the hand.
   2. The Table's Pot will be automatically split to visually demonstrate the All-in status.
      1. A Texas Hold'em Poker game or tournament game can have as many split All-in Pots as there are active Members, minus one.
      2. In the event of additional All-ins, the Pot will continue to be split accordingly.
      3. A maximum of 5 split All-in Pots are visible on the Pacific Poker Online Texas Hold'em Table, but the Pot will continue to be split additionally as necessary.
   3. All-in hands will be eligible for consideration during the game's or tournament game's Showdown.
      1. If the All-in Member's hand is of the highest value (or lowest in games of Hi-Lo), that Member will receive the total amount of the Table's Pot (or percentage of Pot for game of Hi-Lo), up until the time that he/she was All-in and the Pot was split.
      2. The remainder of the Table's split Pot (after the time that the highest valued hand was All-in) will be presented to the Member holding the second highest (and/or lowest in games of Hi-Lo) valued Poker hand (if this Member is also All-in, see Pacific Poker Online's All-in Policy section 1-c-i, above).
2. If a Member is disconnected from the Pacific Poker Online Server in the middle of a Poker game or tournament (with the exception of No-Limit and Pot Limit games/tournaments), they will be automatically considered All-in:
   1. The Member's hand will remain live for the rest of that game or tournament game and its status will be that of All-in (see Pacific Poker Online's All-in Policy section 1-a above).
   2. Members are permitted a total of no more than 2 All-ins due to disconnection within any 24-hour period and/or per tournament.
   3. If a Member has utilized all of their remaining All-ins and is disconnected from the Pacific Poker Online Server, their hand will be automatically Folded and they will forfeit the amount (if any) that he/she has previously placed in the Pot during that game.
   4. Thereafter, Members will not be permitted to utilize either type of additional All-ins until this 24-hour period has expired or he/she enters a new tournament.

Members wishing to have their All-in Limits reset may contact our Support Department at: support@PacificPoker.com

Auto Muck Losing Hand

Members participating in the Showdown, whose hands are of a lower value than an already showing hand, are offered the option to not show ("Muck") their losing hands to the other participants at the Table. The automatic Mucking of non-winning hands protects Members from unknowingly revealing his/her hand to the Table’s other participants.

If a Member checks the "Auto Muck Losing Hand" box, his/her non-winning hand will automatically be Mucked, if there are higher valued hands already showing.

A Member's hand of cards that wins any portion of the Pot will automatically be revealed to the other participants at the Table. If a Member wins a hand by virtue of being the only remaining active Member, he/she has the option to choose "Show Hand" or "Muck" by default.

Pacific Poker Online Rake

As host, Pacific Poker Online applies a Commission Charge ("Rake") to each Poker game's Pot. To view Pacific Poker Online's Money Play Table Rake Schedules press here.

Pacific Poker Online's Non-Collusion Policy

Collusion is a historic bone of contention between Poker players. How many saloon gunfights have been the byproduct of Collusion, or at the very least accusations of Collusion? Collusion exists when two or more players at a Poker Table attempt to gain an unfair advantage by sharing knowledge of their cards or other information. Collusion will not be tolerated at Pacific Poker Online. Members found acting in Collusion will be permanently banned from both Pacific Poker Online and Casino-on-Net.

Pacific Poker Online has developed and employs sophisticated proprietary technology intended to seek out players acting in concert, as well as many other types of fraudulent behavior. Additionally, this technology aids in the accurate identification of individuals who, for a variety of reasons, should not be playing at Pacific Poker Online and Casino-on-Net.

Pacific Poker Online will utilize all means at its disposal to investigate Members suspected of acting in Collusion, as well as allegations of suspicious or unethical behavior.

Fair Play Policy

Be it at a Practice or Money Play Table, or in one of our Poker Tournaments or Events, fair and ethical Poker play is expected and required by all of our Members. Members found to be conducting play in an unethical manner, or not adhering to stated or unstated rules of play, will have their winnings confiscated, their membership cancelled and will be permanently banned from accessing Pacific Poker in the future.

Pacific Poker Disconnection Policy

While rare, the potentiality of a server crash exists at every Internet Website and in every Internet application. In the extremely unlikely event of a server crash at Pacific Poker, all Poker Ring games, in progress are automatically cancelled from the point at which the server crashed and Members were disconnected. Members who are disconnected in the middle of a game due to a server crash will be automatically refunded the amount of their Chips both in and out of play at the table. This amount will be returned to their Pacific Poker Bankroll.

In the event that a Poker Tournament is cancelled, while in progress, the remaining prize pool will be split evenly between the remaining Members, regardless of their present chip count.

Table Etiquette

Pacific Poker Online's believes in the Golden Rule—treating others as you would like to be treated. Therefore, the normal courtesies extended at traditional Poker Tables are also expected at our Poker Tables. Please see the list below for Pacific Poker Online's etiquette guidelines:

1. Think it. Say it. Don't type it!
2. Intimidation or harassment of other Members at the table will not be tolerated.
3. Congratulating a winning Member is always seen favorably.
4. Do not engage in "shouting matches" with other Members at the Table.
5. Lagging is a natural occurrence on the Internet. As it is unavoidable, please be polite when notifying a Member who is lagging.

Prize Award Policy

At its sole discretion, PacificPoker.com reserves the right to substitute a Tournament Prize (the "Prize") won for an alternate Prize of equal or greater value. The value of the Prize shall be determined on the basis of its actual value and not any potential value or prize receivable as a consequence of the Prize.

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