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In all disputes in which a ruling, interpretation,
clarification or intervention is required, all decisions made by
the Poker Room management are final and binding.
Management has the right to close any game at any time.
Management has the right to remove a player for a time period to
be determined by management for a violation of a house rule.
In the unlikely event of a software error which subsequently rewards
a pot to the wrong player, The Belmont.com Poker Room has the right
to adjust players' account balances to correct any and all errors.
Belmont.com will contact all affected players and present a hand
history and detailed explanation of the error within 48 hours.
If a player notices that an unlikely error of any kind has occurred
during a game, the player is obliged to contact support services.
Click Here for contact information.
In the unlikely event of a server crash that removes all players
from the table, the hand in play will be considered dead (void)
and all monies will be returned after an investigation has been
conducted.
In the unlikely event of an error, the hand will be declared dead.
Please refer to 'error' under our The Belmont.com Poker Room General
House Policies.
All players have the right to request a hand history in the event
of a dispute.
Players may not act as a team. If team play (collusion) is suspected,
The Belmont.com has the right to suspend suspected accounts and
funds while an investigation is conducted. Players found to have
been acting, or reasonably suspected of acting as a team, will have
their account privileges indefinitely terminated at all casinos
operated by Boss Media. If warranted, Belmont.com has the right
to confiscate any funds won while players were acting as a team.
Confiscated funds will be distributed to victimized players.
No 'board talk' is allowed. Players may not chat about a hand while
it is in progress. Although some comments may be innocuous, the
presumption will be that any comments about the play of a hand are
in violation of our rules, and the burden of proof will be on the
violating player to convince us otherwise. To be safe, avoid making
jokes about the hand you are holding or how you intend to play during
a hand.
Players may not use chat to offer advice to another player during
a hand, or urge a player to take a particular course of action (e.g.,
it is a rule violation to use chat to say 'Call him, he's bluffing!').
Players may not chat about any folded cards they held during a hand.
Players may not chat about any current cards they are holding during
a hand.
Only the English language may be written using chat.
Foul, abusive or threatening language will not be tolerated at the
gaming tables. Players may lose membership privileges for any repeat
occurrences.
The game is played for 'table stakes' and as such, a player may
not be forced out of hand for a lack of money. To complete the hand,
a player will be allowed to go All-In.
If a player is disconnected during play for any reason, then he
will be considered All-In if such player has any All-Ins remaining.
In the event that a player does not have an All-In remaining, then
the player will be folded and lose the funds contributed to the
pot.
The All-In limit is one (1) per day. If a player goes through the
All-In in a day, he must send an email to customer service, asking
that his All-Ins be reset, and explaining the reason for the needed
additional All-Ins. Customers who abuse the All-In policy are subject
to having their accounts closed.
A 'cap' of three (3) raises is allotted per betting round.
If there are only two remaining players, playing 'heads up,' then
raises are unlimited.
Players are allowed to Check and Raise.
The determination of which player's hand will and must be shown
first during the showdown will depend on which player initiated
the action and/or which player initiated the last bet, raise or
re-raise.
Players who win a non-called pot are not obligated to show their
cards.
Players may not fold a checked hand.
Cards 'speak for themselves' when determining the winner of a pot.
The universal poker hand rankings apply, and a list of these rankings
can be found at the Poker Hand Rankings link.
If two or more players tie by holding equally-strong winning five-card
hands, the pot will be split between the tying players. If there
is an odd chip, that chip will be broken down to the smallest value
chips in the game. If the amount to be split is still uneven, the
player who was in earliest position gets the odd chip in flop games.
In high-low games, the high hand gets the odd chip.
The house shall collect a 'rake' not to exceed $3 per pot, except
in games featuring stakes of 1-2 or lower, where the maximum rake
is $1. Please see 'house rakes' on our website.
The Reserve-Seat and Sit-Out features are intended to allow a player
to take a small break from the action without losing his or her
seat. Players must return to the game within 10 rounds. If a player
fails to return to the game, then the player will be picked up from
the table.
Short buys are not permitted. The only exception to this rule is
if the player has already bought into the game for the acceptable
minimum, and wants to add chips from his account, but does not have
enough chips in his account to reach the minimum. That player will
be allowed to add as many chips as he has left in his account.
Straddle bets are not permitted.
Membership to Belmont.com can be revoked at anytime for any reason.
The funds in a player's account will be returned unless the player
has been found to have cheated another player or players, in which
case some or all funds may be distributed to the victimized players.
