GENERAL POKER INFORMATION
SEATING, WAITING LISTS
Players who wish to be seated at a game should register with the
Poker room staff, located at the entrance to the poker area. If there
are no seats available, the poker room supervisor will maintain a
waiting list of Players wishing to be seated. Players may request to be
listed on as many games as they wish. When seats become available in a
particular game, Players will be called upon, first-come, first-served.
TABLE STAKES, ALL-IN
All games at Hollywood Casino are "table stakes" games. A Player must
first buy-in for the minimum amount (but not higher than) stated on the
table play card. The Player may draw down from the buy-in amount as the
game progresses; however, the stake must remain openly visible on the
table or it may not be considered a stake. A Player may not remove any
part of their stake from the table once it has been part of the table
unless that Player is quitting the game. Players may remove small
amount from their stake for the purpose of incidentals so long as it
does not substantially alter their stake. Players may not add to their
stake during a hand.
RANKING OF HANDS
All games are a 52-card deck; a joker is not used. The ranking of hands from highest to lowest is:
Poker Rank of Hands
After the final betting is completed, each
Player will select the best five cards from their hand according to the
following table which lists the ranking of hands for high poker.
- "ROYAL FLUSH" - five cards of the same suit consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and ten.
- "STRAIGHT
FLUSH" - five cards of the same suit in sequence. An ace high Straight
Flush is a "Royal Flush," which is the highest of the straight flushes;
while an ace, two, three, four and five is the lowest ranked straight
flush.
- "FOUR OF A KIND" - four cards of the same rank, regardless of suit.
- "FULL HOUSE" - three cards of the same rank and two cards of the same rank.
- "FLUSH" - any five cards of the same suit.
- "STRAIGHT"
- five cards in sequence, regardless of suit; with an ace, king, queen,
jack and ten being the highest ranking straight and an ace, two, three,
four and five being the lowest ranking straight.
- "THREE OF A KIND" - three cards of the same rank, regardless of suit.
- "TWO PAIR" - two cards of the same rank and two different cards of equal rank.
- "ONE PAIR" - two cards of the same rank regardless of suit.
- "HIGH HAND" - the rank of a hand containing no pair is determined by the highest ranking card (or cards) in the Player's hand.
The ranking of the cards used in low poker, for the determination of
winning hands, in order of highest to lowest shall be: Ace, two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen, and king. All
suits shall be considered equal in rank. The ranking of a low poker
hand as determined by the holding of a full five card hand shall be the
opposite of the ranking's for a high poker hand; provided, however,
that straights and flushes shall not be considered for purposes of
determining a winning hand at low poker.
GENERAL POKER ROOM RULES
By taking a seat at a poker table, Players agree to conduct
themselves with appropriate behavior and to abide by the rules of
conduct and play as stated here. In instances where disputes may arise,
the decision of the poker room supervisor is final. Should any player
behave in a manner that would improve another Player's chances, or
communicate in any way to another Player that might result in improving
that Player's chances or another Player's chances, they shall be asked
by poker room management to leave the game.
Hollywood Casino Poker Room General Rules
- Poker room supervisor's decision is final.
- All games are to be table stakes.
- Seating and table changes must be approved by Poker Room Management.
- Players must protect their own hands.
- Cards speak.
- Dealer will assist in reading hands.
- Verbal declarations, if done in turn are binding assuming it is within the rules of the poker game being played.
- Only one Player to a hand.
- Only English is to be spoken during a hand.
- If a Player's hand is shown to another, the other Players present must be shown the hand as well. ("Show one, show all.")
- All of the Player's cards must be exposed at the end of the hand if it is called a winning hand.
- Three raise limit, except when only two Players remain. The unlimited raising is allowed.
- "Check and raise" is allowed.
- String bets are not acceptable.
- All Players' cards must remain in full view of the Dealer.
- No money or checks may be transferred between Players at the poker
table without the expressed permission of the poker room supervisor.
- Players
wishing to be seated in a particular game must check in with the poker
staff to get on the waiting list. If there is no waiting list, the
reception clerk will direct them to check in with the appropriate floor
person for seat assignment. The waiting list will be administered on a
first-come, first-served basis.
- Harassment toward Players or Dealers will not be tolerated.
- Players who are going to be gone for an extended amount of time should contact a floor person.
- Certain
circumstances will constitute a misdeal, dead, or fouled hand. Poker
room management will make this decision based on the in-house rules.
- Management retains the right to refuse the use of its facilities to anyone at anytime.
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