2026 League Rules

Entry Fee

League entry fee is $130 ($100 for the Championship and $30 for mini games including bad beat, bounties, and special hand bonuses).

Season Format

• 10 regular season league nights on Friday at 7:00 PM sharp
• Best 7 of 10 scores count toward final standings
• Points awarded based on finishing position
• League members only - no guest players

Tournament Entry

Each tournament has a $30 entry fee, paid before start. Entry fees are paid out that night, minus one entry for the host and $20 for equipment fund.

Starting Stack

Everyone starts with 4,000 chips

Late Arrival Policy

• Arrive late (not prepaid): Seated with 1,000 chip penalty
• Prepaid before start: Chips placed at seat, blinded in until arrival
• Not arrived after 60 minutes: Chips pulled, no refund, last place finish (1 point)
• Must be seated by end of Round 1 to participate

Blind Structure

Rounds 1-4: 20 minutes | Rounds 5+: 30 minutes

Final Table

• 6 players at one table + 4 at another = merge to 10
• If 5 at each table, continue until 9 players remain
• Short break when merging to final table

General

• Robert's Rules of Poker apply
• Commissioner rulings are final
• Two decks per table for faster play
• You are responsible for protecting your cards

Betting

• No string bets - what you say first counts
• "Call" = you have called, "Raise" = you are raising
• If you call your hand dead and chips are moved, it's dead
• Chips must be visible at all times

Time & Presence

• 30 seconds to make a decision when action is on you
• Must be at or near your seat when action is on you
• If you leave during play, chips stay and get blinded out
• Ghost blinds: eliminated player's position plays through SB and dealer before removal

Etiquette

• No table talk about cards while hand is in progress
• Sign out for your finishing position when eliminated
• Dealer controls the action and creates split pots

Dealing

• Card accidentally turned up becomes the flop burn card
• First card or two cards turned up = misdeal, reshuffle
• Small blind shuffles the next deck while current hand is in play

Starting Chip Stacks by Rank

Championship Blind Structure