Rules

WageronSports.com Poker Rules

Wager on Sports, Bet Hold em is committed to fair, accurate, and enjoyable poker game playing. When a gambler plays Poker at Wager on Sports, Bet Hold em, it is acknowledged that the gambler has read and understood both the general poker rules and the poker game rules. Wager on Sports, Bet Hold em’ poker players are bound by the following rules when joining a poker game.

All WageronSports.com Actions Stand

Once a poker player has selected an action during poker game play, it is final. Poker players, please ensure that the correct action has been selected.

WageronSports.com Coffee-housing

Chat between poker players intended to mislead or manipulate other poker players’ falls under the 'Coffee housing' rule. It is not permitted. Any chat that could influence the poker play, or outcome of the poker game, is not allowed and will not be tolerated by Wager on Sports.

WageronSports.com Slow Play

If a poker player is connected to the Wager on Sports, Bet Hold em’ system but not responding when it is the poker players turn, the following rules apply:
• If the poker player has not placed a bet in the poker hand, the poker player has ten seconds to respond before the poker players poker hand automatically folds.
• If a poker player has placed a poker bet in the poker hand, the poker player has twenty seconds before the poker hand automatically folds or is considered all-in.
• For more information on all-in restrictions, see the ‘Disconnections’ section.
• Continued slow poker play may be grounds for a poker player to be removed from the poker table and the poker room. This decision is at the discretion of Wager on Sports, Bet Hold em.

WageronSports.com Disconnections

If a poker player is disconnected during a poker game from a poker room, the following rules apply:
• If a poker player is disconnected during poker play, the poker table is notified via the poker game History box. For information on leaving and returning to a poker game, see the section Leaving and Returning to a poker game.
• If a poker player is disconnected during the poker play of a poker hand and has not placed a poker bet, the poker player’s poker hand will automatically fold after ten seconds.
• If a poker player is disconnected during the poker play of a poker hand and has placed a poker bet, the poker player has thirty seconds to reconnect. If the poker player does not reconnect within 30 seconds, the poker player cannot rejoin the poker table, and is considered all-in.
• There is a limit to the number of times that a poker player can call all-in in a 24-hour period. When this limit is exceeded, the poker player's hand folds and any money the poker player has contributed to the poker pot are forfeited.
• Poker players should make sure that they are aware of their poker playing all-in status. When a poker player has reached the all-in limit, the poker player must request that the poker limit be reset.

WageronSports.com poker players who want to reset their poker limit simply:

- Right-click the poker game table graphic and a pop-up menu will be displayed.
- Select the ‘Request all-in reset’ option to reset it to the default limit.

WageronSports.com Language

Communication between poker players at the table is in English only. Language that is foul, insulting, or abusive is not permitted on Wager on Sports. Use of such language may result in a poker player being removed, suspended, or banned from the Poker Room. Use of such language will result in a poker players poker hand folding and the forfeit of all a poker players contributions to the pot. These decisions are at the sole discretion of the Wager on Sports house.

WageronSports.com Poker Playing at More than One Table

Poker players may play poker at more than one poker table at the same time at the discretion of the Wager on Sports house.

The following WageronSports.com rules apply:

• If multiple poker table poker play is causing slow poker play, the Wager on Sports House may force the poker player to play one poker game only.
• The poker player may not allege distraction or confusion as an excuse for errors made when playing poker at more than one poker table. Poker players are urged to consider the risks involved in multiple poker table poker play. Errors that occur are strictly the poker player's responsibility.

WageronSports.com Individual Play

Partnering or organized co-operation between poker players is not permitted.

WageronSports.com Minimum Buy-in

The minimum buy-in for any poker game is ten times the amount of the small bet. For example, the minimum buy-in for a $3/$6 poker game is $30.

WageronSports.com Table Stakes

There are low and high poker bets in each poker game. In a $5/$10 poker game, the low bet is $5 and the high bet is $10. A poker player cannot increase their poker bet while a poker hand is in play.

WageronSports.com Leaving and Returning to a Poker Game

If a poker player leaves a poker game and returns to that poker game in less than sixty minutes, the poker player will start the new poker game with the same stakes as when they left. If a poker player leaves one poker game to play in another poker game and lose, a poker player may return to the first poker game and play at a lower limit bet. For more information on playing poker at a lower limit bet, see the section All-in.

WageronSports.com All-in

If a poker player does not have enough chips to match a bet, a poker player can go All-in and put the remainder of a poker players chips into the pot. All-in means that all a poker players remaining chips are in the pot. A poker player then plays for this smaller pot. The poker game that continues among the other poker players is put into a side pot. The all-in poker player has no share in this side pot.

To request more all-ins from WageronSports.com, do the following:

- Right-click the game table graphic and a pop-up menu will be displayed.
- Select the ‘Request all-in reset’ option to reset it to the default limit.

WageronSports.com Checks and Raises

Checking and raising is permitted in all poker games.

WageronSports.com Bets and Raises

No poker raises are permitted once the betting is capped. Poker players may only call or fold. When playing 1-on-1 poker, or if only two poker players remain in a poker game, the maximum number of bets permitted per betting round is eight.

WageronSports.com Blinds and Posts

• Blind poker bets start the poker game. The poker player to the immediate left of the poker dealer posts the small blind. The next poker player to the left posts the big blind. The small blind is half of the lower betting limit. The big blind is a full bet at the lower betting limit. For example, in a $10/$20 game, the small blind is $5 and the big blind is $10.
• When new poker players enter a game, they can choose to either post now or wait for the big blind. If a poker player waits, they will receive no poker cards until it is their turn to play the big blind. If they decide to post, they bet the equivalent of one big blind, and receive poker cards immediately.
• Both the big blind and post are considered live blinds. The poker player who posted the small blind must check the betting once the new poker player has posted the equivalent of one big blind.
• Poker players who sit out - and then sit in again - must wait either for the big blind to reach them before receiving cards, or post both a big blind and a small blind to receive cards immediately.
• When posting both blinds, only the big blind portion of the post is live. The small blind portion of the post is placed in the pot. The Player is penalized the equivalent of a small blind.

WageronSports.com Exposing Hands at Showdown

• All active poker hands are automatically displayed at the poker showdown unless a poker player has selected the Muck Losing Hands option.
• All called poker hands at showdown are available for viewing to any poker player in the Play Check readout of a poker hand.
• Poker players who win a pot without a showdown are given the option to show or muck their poker hand. Uncalled winning poker hands that are mucked are not available for viewing in the Play Check readout.

WageronSports.com Sitting Out

Clicking the Wager on Sports Sit Out button allows a poker player to leave the poker table for a short period of time. A poker player is removed from a poker table if a poker player sits out for more than fifteen minutes or has missed two rounds of blinds.