Team V Team Terms and Conditions

The prize of a luxury holiday to Las Vegas for the winning team and partners comes into effect once 20 individual leagues have been completed over the course of a 12 month period after the start of the first league. The next 12 month period then begins.

The 8 players who take part in the national final winning team will be the ones entitled to the Las Vegas holiday unless otherwise stipulated by the team captain.

If 20 individual leagues have not been completed in the course of the 12 month period, then prizes of a lesser value will be awarded to the winning team.

Team Europe Ltd reserves the right to delay the National Final until 20 leagues have been completed and then run a National Final with holidays to Las Vegas as the main prize.

If a pub fails to pay for their nights then the venue will be disqualified from the league.

If a team drops out of the league at any point or is disqualified, then the scores from any games they have been involved in will be void.

Pubs that are within 8 miles of each other are considered to be in easy travelling distance. If a venue applies to join the league that is slightly outside this distance, the team captain from each pub will be asked whether they are prepared to travel to this venue.

If there are more than 11 pubs wanting to play in the Team V Team league then pubs that are part of the main Poker in the Pub league will be given priority. Places will then be given out on a first come first served basis.

If a Poker in the Pub venue is on the waiting list to join a league that is currently running, this venue will replace a non Poker in the Pub venue that is currently playing in the league when the next Team V Team league starts. If there are multiple venues playing in the league that are not part of Poker in the Pub then one of these venues will be drawn at random to be replaced by the Poker in the Pub venue that is on the waiting list.

If a non Poker in the Pub venue that is playing in the Team V Team League joins the main Poker in the Pub league, then they will be entitled to keep their place in the next Team V Team league even if a Poker in the Pub venue is on the waiting list.

Pubs that are already playing in the Team V Team league and are part of the main Poker in the Pub league will be given the option to carry on in the next Team V Team league in preference to venues on the waiting list.

General Rules

There are several main rules that every player should know.

• Do not act out of turn.
• When raising say 'raise' and then push/place the whole amount into the pot in one movement. Alternatively say how much you would like to raise to avoid any confusion.
• The first action you make will be your move i.e. If you say 'call and raise' you are now forced to only call.
• Do not discus anyone's hand including your own whilst there are still players in the pot.
• Do not show your cards to anyone.
• Do not pass chips to anyone.
• Play fairly, no collusion is allowed. You are not allowed to signal to your team mates your intentions for the current hand or give any indication about what cards you have.
• Do not add or remove any chips from the table.
• Do not waste time, this is not the World Series of Poker.

Fair Play

Poker in the Pub brings together a wide variety of different people and players. Whether you are playing for fun or taking it seriously our aim is for everyone to have an enjoyable evening.
Disagreements and mistakes will always occur so below are the basic rules which all the Poker in the Pub games should abide by. If a situation comes up that is not listed please use your best judgment to determine the right course of action.

The Game

• No Limit Texas Hold'em.
• Once a player has lost all of their chips they are out of the tournament.
• The player with the best 5 card hand made from the 7 cards available wins the pot.

Blind structure

• Level 1 25-50
• Level 2 50-100
• Level 3 75-150
• Level 4 100-200
• Level 5 150-300
• Level 6 200-400
• Level 7 300-600
• Level 8 500-1000
• Level 9 1000-2000
• Level 10 1500-3000
• Level 11 2000-4000
• Level 12 3000-6000
• Level 13 4000-8000
• Level 14 5000-10000

Blinds

• The two players to the left of the dealer are required to post "blind" bets before seeing their cards. The 1st is the SB and the 2nd is the BB.
• If the SB is knocked out, the button essentially goes into his empty seat.
• If the BB is knocked out, then the BB moves on to the player who would have had it next and there isn't a SB on this hand (SB moves into the empty seat). On the following hand, the button would wind up in the empty seat. The player who just had the BB would have SB, and the BB moves on normally to the next player.
• When play is down to two players, figure out who would get the BB next if nothing had happened. He will be the BB on the next hand. The SB is always on the button and the other player is the BB.

The Deal

• The player to the right of the dealer must cut the deck before the cards are dealt.
• The dealer is responsible for making sure that all bets have been called before dealing each round of card(s).
• Order of the deal:
  
  1. Dealer deals two cards (one at a time) face down to each player.
  2. Betting round 1 occurs. (PRE FLOP)
  3. Dealer burns one card and deals 3 cards in the middle of the table face up.
  4. Betting round 2 occurs. (THE FLOP)
  5. Dealer burns one card and deals one card (turn/4th street) in the middle.
  6. Betting round 3 occurs. (THE TURN)
  7. Dealer burns one card and deals the final card (river/5th street).
  8. Betting round 4 occurs. (THE RIVER CARD)
• Mucked cards cannot be retrieved from the pile.
• If a card is exposed during the deal, the deal is declared a misdeal and the hand is re-dealt. The button does not move.
• If a burn card or a mucked card is exposed, the card is made available to the table. The hand is not re-dealt.
• If a community card is exposed prior to the action being completed, the card remains as is. It will not be burned.
• If there was a bet or raise on the end, the person who made that last bet or raise shows his/her cards first. If it's checked around, the first person to act (left of dealer) shows first.
• If a player is shown a better hand, he is not required to reveal his cards.

Betting

• Check and raise is allowed.
• The minimum bet is equal to the size of the BB.
• The raise must always be at least the size of the previous bet or raise.
• Any player can bet all of their chips at anytime (ALL-IN).
• Betting round 1 begins with the player to the left of the BB.
• Betting rounds 2-4 begin with the player to the left of the button.
• When only two players are left sitting at the table, the BB is dealt to first, the button acts first before the flop, and the BB acts first after the flop.
• Do not splash the pot. Stack your bets in front of you and push them into the pot after the betting round is complete. This will eliminate some confusion that may occur with no limit betting.
• Do not bet, check, call, fold, or raise out of turn.

Poker Etiquette

The following actions are improper, and grounds for warning, suspending, or barring from all future games.

• Deliberately acting out of turn.
• Deliberately splashing chips into the pot.
• Agreeing to check a hand out when a third player is all-in.
• Revealing the contents of a live hand in a multihanded pot before the betting is complete.
• Revealing the contents of a folded hand before the betting.
• Needlessly stalling the action of a game.
• Deliberately discarding hands away from the muck.
• Making statements or taking action that could unfairly influence the course of play, whether or not the offender is involved in the pot.
• Stacking chips in a manner that interferes with dealing or viewing cards.
• Using a cell phone at the table.

Code of Conduct

The following are not permitted

• Verbally or physically threatening any patron or employee.
• Creating a disturbance by arguing, shouting, or making excessive noise.
• Using profanity or obscene language.
• Throwing, tearing, bending, or crumpling cards.
• Destroying or defacing property.

Team Europe reserves the right to make exceptions to these terms and conditions on a case by case basis.