Membership is required to be eligible to participate in the Australian Masters Poker (AMP) Tournaments
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Member must be minimum of 18 years old
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Dealer deals each player their own two cards face-down (hole cards)
First betting round occurs
Dealer burns a card then turns over three community cards face-up (the flop)
Second betting round
Dealer burns another card then turns over 1 more community card (the turn)
Third betting round
Dealer burns another card then turns over 1 final community card (the river)
Last betting round
Showdown - every remaining player shows hand, with bettor showing first
The best possible five card poker hand, using any combination of hole cards and community cards, wins the pot.
Hand ranking:
High Card
Pair
Two Pair
Three of a Kind
Straight
Flush
Full House
Four of a Kind
Straight Flush
Royal Flush
Card Dealing:
If the first hole card dealt is exposed, a misdeal results. The dealer will retrieve the card, reshuffle, and recut the cards. If any other hole card is exposed due to a dealer error, the deal continues. The exposed card may not be kept. After completing the hand, the dealer replaces the card with the top card on the deck, and the exposed card is then used for the burn card. If more than one hole card is exposed, this is a misdeal and there must be a re-deal
If the flop contains too many cards, it must be re-dealt. (This applies even if it were possible to know which card was the extra one.)
If the flop needs to be re-dealt because the cards were prematurely flopped before the betting was complete, or the flop contained too many cards, the board cards are mixed with the remainder of the deck. The burn card remains on the table. After shuffling, the dealer cuts the deck and deals a new flop without burning a card
If the dealer turns the fourth card on the board before the betting round is complete, the card is taken out of play for that round, even if subsequent players elect to fold. The betting is then completed. The dealer burns and turns what would have been the fifth card in the fourth card’s place. After this round of betting, the dealer reshuffles the deck, including the card that was taken out of play, but not including the burn cards or discards. The dealer then cuts the deck and turns the final card without burning a card. If the fifth card is turned up prematurely, the deck is reshuffled and dealt in the same manner.
If the dealer mistakenly deals the first player an extra card (after all players have received their starting hands), the card will be returned to the deck and used for the burn card. If the dealer mistakenly deals more than one extra card, it is a misdeal.
Tournaments are dealt by players
Amount of chips is determined by Tournament Director
The Tournament Director may request at any time chip count or card count
Tournament Director may at his/her discretion determine Tournament placings based on chip count
“Wild Card” seat/s may be offered at the final Masters Table, to the player eliminated earlier from the Tournament. This seat will be drawn from all the eliminated players. If Wild Card seat is not claimed within 1 minute, it will be redrawn. Wild Card seat at the Masters Table receives amount of chips determined by Tournament Director.
