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about the safety of your money and credit card details, and secondly you
are concerned that you may not receive your cash-ins. Regarding
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money is safe, secure and confidential. In fact we have an entire player
security team dedicated to making this happen.
If you're worried about being paid your winnings, we assure you that
thousands of players wager with us every day, many withdrawing
significant amounts of money. Again, we have an entire department
dedicated to financial security to make sure that your money is paid to
you as fast as possible. What's more, our 24-hour support desk is just a
call away if you have any queries.
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Understanding and Abiding by the Rules:
By entering a game, you acknowledge that you have read, understood
and agreed to abide by both the General Game Rules and the individual
Game Rules of Spin Palace Poker and the Prima Poker System.
General Game Rules:
There are special rules that govern Internet Poker. These rules are
in addition to the General Rules of Poker adopted by the House.
All Actions Stand To determine the action you want to perform in a
game, click the appropriate Action button. Once you have selected an
action, it is final - so please ensure that you select the correct
action!
Coffeehousing Any inter-player chat carried out with the intention of
misleading or manipulating other Players, falls under the "Coffeehousing"
rule and is not permitted. Likewise, any chat that could influence the
play, or outcome of the game, is not allowed.
Slow Play If you are connected to the system but do not respond when
it is your turn, the following rules apply:
If you have not placed a bet in the hand, you have ten seconds to
respond. Failing this, your hand automatically folds.
If you have placed a bet in the hand, you have twenty seconds to
respond. Failing this, your hand automatically folds or is considered
all-in. For more information on all-in restrictions, see the section
Disconnections.
Note: Repeated instances of slow play may be grounds for a Player to
be removed from the table. This decision is at the discretion of the
House.
Disconnections If you are disconnected from the system during play,
the following rules apply:
If you are disconnected during play, the table is notified via the
Game History box. For information on leaving and returning to a game,
see the section Leaving and Returning to a Game.
If you are disconnected during the play of a hand and have not placed
a bet, your hand will automatically fold after ten seconds.
If you are disconnected during the play of a hand and have placed a
bet, you have thirty seconds to reconnect. If you do not reconnect
within 30 seconds, you cannot rejoin the table, and are considered
all-in.
Note: There is a limit to the number of times that a Player can call
all-in in a 24-hour period. When this limit is exceeded, the Player's
hand folds and any money the Player has contributed to the pot is
forfeited.
Make sure that you are aware of your all-in status. When you have
reached the all-in limit, you must request that the limit be reset. To
request that the limit be reset, do the following:
Right-click the game table graphic. A pop-up menu is displayed.
Select the "Request all-in" reset option. Your all-in limit
will then be reset to the default limit.
Language Communication between Players at the table is in English
only. No foul, abusive or insulting language is permitted. The use of
such language may result in your removal, suspension or banning from the
Poker Room. If you use such language, your hand folds and all your
contributions to the pot are forfeited.
Note: These decisions are at the discretion of the House.
Language Communication between Players at the table is in English
only. No foul, abusive or insulting language is permitted. The use of
such language may result in your removal, suspension or banning from the
Poker Room. If you use such language, your hand folds and all your
contributions to the pot are forfeited.
Playing at More than One Table You may play at more than one table
simultaneously. Note: This is at the discretion of the House. The
following rules apply:
1. The House monitors Players who are playing at more than one table
simultaneously. This is to ensure that multiple-table play is not
causing slow play. If the House determines that slow play is a result of
playing at multiple tables, the Player is forced to play at one table
only.
2. The Player may not allege distraction or confusion as an excuse
for errors made when playing at more than one table simultaneously.
Players are therefore urged to consider the risks involved in
multiple-table play, as errors that occur are strictly the Player's
responsibility.
Individual Play Poker is a game where Players play for their own
interest. Partnerships or any kind of co-operation between Players is
not permitted.
Minimum Buy-in The minimum buy-in for any game is ten times the
amount of the small bet. For example: the minimum buy-in in a $3/$6 game
is $30.
Table Stakes There are low and high bets in each game. For example,
in a $5/$10 game, the low bet is $5 and the high bet is $10. Note: You
cannot increase your bet while a hand is in play.
Leaving and Returning to a Game If you leave a game and return to
that game in less than sixty minutes, you will start the new game with
the same stakes as when you left.
Note: If you leave one game to play in another game and lose, you may
return to the first game and play at a lower limit bet. For more
information on playing at a lower limit bet, see the section All-in
below.
All-in If you do not have enough chips to bet during a hand, you are
not forced to place the full bet amount. You must put all of your chips
into the pot - this is calling all-in. All-in indicates that all your
remaining chips are put into the pot. You then contend for the pot in an
amount proportional to the chips you put in.
The game play that continues among other Players is put into a side
pot. The all-in Player has no share in this side pot. Note: To request
more all-ins, do the following:
1. Right-click the table graphic. A pop-up menu is displayed.
2. Select the Request All-in Reset option. Your all-in limit will be
reset to the default limit.
Checks and Raises Checking and raising is permitted in all games.
Bets and Raises No raises are permitted once the betting is capped.
Players may only call or fold. When playing 1-on-1, or if only two
Players remain in a game, the maximum number of bets permitted per
betting round is eight.
Blinds and Posts Blind bets are used to start the game play. The
Player to the immediate left of the Dealer posts the small blind. The
next 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 Players enter a game they can choose to either post now or
wait for the big blind. If a Player decides to wait, they will receive
no 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 cards
immediately.
Both the big blind and post are considered live blinds. Thus the
Player who posted the small blind must equalize the betting once the new
Player has posted the equivalent of one big blind. Players who sit out
and then sit in again must wait either for the big blind to reach them
again before receiving cards, or post both a big blind and a small blind
to begin receiving cards immediately.
Note: 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.
Exposing Hands at Showdown All active hands are automatically
displayed at the showdown unless a Player has previously clicked the
Muck Losing Hands option.
All called hands at the showdown are available for viewing to any
Player in the PlayCheck readout of a hand. Players who win a pot without
a showdown are given the option to show or muck their hand. Uncalled
winning hands that are mucked are not available for viewing in the
PlayCheck readout.
Sitting Out Clicking the Sit Out button allows you to leave the table
for a short period of time. You will be removed from a table if you sit
out for more than fifteen minutes or have missed two rounds of blinds.
Checks and Raises Checking and raising is permitted in all games.
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