RULES OF POKER TOURNAMENT PLAY – BELGRADE POKER
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The Organizer of the Tournament is Grand Casino d.o.o.
Beograd. “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM POKER” and “OMAHA POKER”
Tournament Rules will be the official rules for Tournaments
held at Grand Casino Beograd. These Rules are subject to the
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Individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older who
accept tournament rules and register at Grand Casino
d.o.o. Beograd (hereinafter “Grand Casino”) are eligible
to enter the tournament. GCB employees and agents of
sponsor are not allowed to enter. Tournament is not
open to individuals under the age of eighteen (18).
Entrants must present photo identification acceptable by
the Organizer’s rules valid on the day of the tournament.
The tournament is not open to individuals who are being
barred or who have voluntarily excluded themselves
from the casino.
Entrants must present Government-issued photo
identification on request. Failure to do so may result in
termination of play. The Organizer reserves the right to
verify the identity of each participant at any moment.
Participant is a person who paid participation entry at
the casino cash desk in the amount and in a period
defined and announced by the Organizer.
Organizer reserves the right to cancel or alter the
announced Tournament for any reason. If cancelled, all
entrants will be promptly notified and all monies paid
shall be returned. If changed, all entrants will be
promptly notified and all monies paid shall be returned
to the entrants not wanting to participate. Remaining
participant will have to adjust the payment according to
the change. If the tournament is fully occupied, but guest
paid for the entry, the Organizer is obliged to return the
money. Neither party shall have further liability to the
other.
Organizer reserves the right to change the tournament
structure during the tournament.
All entrants are personally responsible to inform
themselves before the start of each tournament about
the special terms and conditions and its time-schedule.
By participating in the tournament the player confirms
her/his understanding of the tournament rules, Rules of
Play for special game of chance Texas Hold’Em/Omaha
Poker and other Rules, if applicable, and her/his
agreement with them. Their compliance is confirmed by
the act of paying the participation fee.
By participating, all participants agree with recording and
publishing of photo/video material; and also with
releasing information in regards to their names and the
amounts won.
Usage of Serbian and English language is permitted
during the tournament. Official terms are simple and
unmistakable such as: bet, raise, call, fold, check and all-
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in. Using non-standard terms is at the sole responsibility
of the player, as it can result in a decision contrary to the
real intentions of the player. It is the responsibility of the
player to make their intensions clear.
The tournament participation fee is defined by the
Organizer and paid by the participant at the casino cash
desk to reserve the right to participate at the
tournament.
Winning pool consists of funds provided by the
participant in order to enter the tournament which value
has been determined and announced by the Organizer,
before the tournament start. Winning pool is kept at the
cash desk which is to coordinate payouts to the winners.
Winning pool can be increased during the tournament,
and the way and the values will be defined by the
Organizer and announced before the tournament starts.
The amount of 3% of the overall winning pool (Bounty
part of winning pool excluded) shall be allocated for the
purpose of tournament organization.
Winning pool is the property of tournament participants
and will be shared to the winners according to these
Rules.
To enter the tournament, participation has to be paid by
tournament participant at cash desk of the Organizer.
The Organizer will accept payment at the casino cash
desk for daily tournaments on the same day, from the
moment poker area opens, and for big tournaments from
the moment the tournament is being announced. On the
day of the big tournament event payment is possible at
the cash desk defined for the tournament, in a defined
period of time or until the full capacity is reached.
Participant receives the voucher at cash desk of the
Organizer to present it at the tournament location as a
proof the payment for participation was made. Vouchers
are not personalized, and are transferrable. Vouchers
won through satellite are not transferrable. Vouchers are
non refundable.
Participation in the tournament, aside from direct
payment at cash desk, can be assured by participating in
the qualifying event (hereinafter referred to as the
“Satellite”). Winners of these satellites through the
Winning pool pay “Tournament Fee” and provide funds
to enter the main event by winning the voucher for the
main event. If there is money left over from the winning
pool that doesn’t equal another voucher in value, the last
player eliminated who did not win the voucher wins the
money.
The Organizer reserves the right to determine number of
seats for the participants to qualify through Satellites and
/or and for the participants to assign through marketing
agreements.
It is a sole responsibility of the player to enter Satellite
tournament many times and to have more than one
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voucher for the event. Satellite vouchers are non
transferrable, and can only be used by the player who
wins the seat. If re-entry is allowed according to the
tournament terms more than one voucher can be used.
18. The Organizer is not responsible for unused vouchers.
Unused vouchers are non refundable.
19. Package players must play at first starting day of the
tournaments. Package players receive their money back
on any overlapping event but registration must be closed
in the next event.
20. Each participant must register in person at the
tournament registration desk until the start of the
tournament or until the expiration of the late registration
period, if such period is defined, presenting membership
card and voucher. Upon the completion of late
registration period ends, if the patron who has voucher
did not show up, the initial stack will be placed on the
table to the assigned seat and blinded until the patron
arrives or until their stack is depleted.
21. Prior to the start of a tournament or a sequence of
tournaments, the Casino will issue a concise and clear
manual in printed or electronic form (such as: newsletter
/ brochure, Press or Web announcement etc.) stating all
required special terms and conditions of such
tournaments and their time-schedule and shall make it
available to entrants.
22. The Tournament is played on one, or more tables, and
facilitated by a Dealer. The number of tables
participating in a tournament shall be determined by the
Casino and shall be formulated based on the number of
applications and the number of participants per table.
One participant is allowed to play only at one seat.
23. The tournament will start as soon as 5 players are
present.
24. Tournament is played with one standard 52-card deck
and one cutting card. The player has no right to request
deck change.
25. Position of the dealer button at the start of the
tournament is predetermined and it is placed on the
position of the last player on the table.
26. In the Heads-up game, the small blind is a button and
plays first before the flop, while in the other rounds they
bet last. At the start of the Heads-up game, the button
should be adjusted so that the same player cannot be the
big blind two times in a row.
27. Use of shuffle machine is optional, but the same for all
active tables.
28. The Tournament is played with tournament chips. The
tournament chips for participating in the Tournament
shall be issued by the dealer at the designated
tournament table only upon the player presented the
voucher from cash desk. Tournament chips cannot be
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cashed out at the cash desk of the Organizer or used to
play at any other table other then designated
tournament table at designated tournament. The value
of tournament chips given is defined by the Organizer
and posted prior the game commences. The Casino shall
secure that all participants have at their disposal an
equal number of tournament chips. All tournament chips
have to be visible at all times. All tournament chips must
be returned at the end of tournament. Players may not
keep or put chips anywhere but on the table. During the
progress of the tournament, a player’s chip bank may not
be supplemented or moved from the table by the player
himself unless the Casino instructs him. Players may not
exchange, transfer or borrow chips among themselves. If
it is required to exchange higher denomination of chip
for lower denomination of chips, the exchange among
players will be done through a dealer.
In tie hand pot is divided equally but if there is an extra
chip, it will be given to the Player closest to the
puck/button (Dealer position) in a clockwise rotation.
At the conclusion of play for each day, active tournament
patrons shall carry over any remaining tournament chips
to subsequent days of play. Tournament Chips shall be
counted and placed into a security bag which is to be
sealed. The bag is to be transferred to the cash desk. By
signing the player agreed with the transfer and the
amount of chips in the bag. Upon arrival the player
receives the security bag/tournament chips. It is the
responsibility of the player to verify the bag belongs to
her/him and it is not damaged before opening. The
Organizer does not assume responsibility for the bag
contents.
If tournament rules allow, participant can participate in
the same tournament more than once after being
eliminated.
Any Player who lost all of her/his tournament chips prior
to the completion of the Round is eliminated and will be
required to leave the Tournaments. When the Organizer
permits re-buy or add on players can buy additional chips
to their starting tournament chips as follows:
 RE-BUY within a set period of time (re-buy period)
during the tournament on the condition that they
have lost all chips to the maximum of times
tournament rules allow, or at the end of re-buy
period if the player has less then initial stack, but still
has a right for re-buy or;
 ADD ON at the end of the set period of re-buy,
irrespective of the value of chips they have left (from
their entry stake) with requirement of having at least
one chip, if none chip left patron is required to buy
re-buy if qualifies for re-buy, then add on.
Buying of additional tournament chips through Re-buy
and Add on has to be done transparenty at the
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tournament table, through the dealer, with money (or
chips previously purchased at cash desk) and tournament
chips showed at the same time.
Only tournament chips belonging to that game and the
card protector can be placed on the table.
The table and place assigned to each player for the start
of the tournament will be decided with draws or via
software application in a random manner
Late registration is defined by the tournament. Late
registration is a period available for the patrons to pay
for the participation at the cash desk and join the
tournament after the tournament started. After the late
registration period ends it is not possible to receive the
voucher to enter the tournament.
If the need for waiting list exists, it will be created
according to the time of reporting to the registration
area and will be used to fulfill the seats. Time for the
patron to show up is limited to 5 minutes from the calling
time, after which the name will be moved to the last
position on the list. The Organizer does not guarantee
the entry to the participants from the waiting list.
If the player is not present at the start of the round, all
antes and blinds will be removed from the absent
player’s stack, by the Dealer, and added to the pot of the
applicable hand, and cards of the player concerned will
be voided. Player has no right to look at the cards. Chips
will continue to be removed from player’s stack in their
absence until their stack is depleted.
Player may not leave the table until the dealer completes
the initial deal. In such case all cards of the player
concerned will be voided, all bets will remain in the pot
and the player will be placed out of that hand. Player
must be at the table for the live hand. Player has to be
seated at the time the first card has been dealt to her/his
seat to have a live hand.
If a player joins the tournament during late registration,
the initial stack of chips will be given to him/her in full as
he/she was present from the beginning, after giving a
voucher.
The player who lost all tournament chips, and does not
qualify for additional chips according to the rules, will be
eliminated from the tournament. When players are
eliminated from the tournament in the course of the
game, the number of positions is reduced and,
consequently, the number of tournament tables.
During the tournament, in order to maintain the balance
between the participating tables, the Organizer has the
right to move players from one table to another. The
player next in line to be the Big Blind shall be transferred
to the Big Blind position or the closest place in a
clockwise direction.
If in the same hand two (or more) on the same table
players are eliminated from the game, the positions they
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get in the tournament rating are respective to the size of
the chip bank (tournament chips) they had before the
start of the hand in question (the hand during which they
were eliminated).
At the certain stages of the tournament if more than one
table is in play, when remaining number of players are
getting close to the money stage and before forming a
final table, tournament will enter hand-for-hand play.
Dealer at each table will deal one hand only and upon
completion of that hand, stop the action again. This will
continue until enough players have been eliminated to
reach the winning money stage of the tournament or to
form a final table. If During hand-for-hand play, when a
Dealer has a called all-in at their table, they are
instructed to freeze all action remaining at that table,
including asking the players not to reveal their hands.
This All-In Table will wait to finish its hand until all other
tables remaining in the tournament have completed that
specific hand. In the case of multiple tables having called
all-ins, they will all be paused and played out one at a
time until all tables have completed that specific hand. If
two or more players are eliminated during the same
hand at the same table, the player who began that hand
with the highest chip count will receive the higher place
finish. If it is impossible to determine the chip count
eliminated players will share ranking position and divide
potential payment.
Players alone will be responsible for protecting their
hand and participating correctly in the game according to
the present rules.
The right to dispute finished hand ends when new hand
begins. New hand begins with a new hand shuffle. If a
hand in question is the one prior the break, the right to
dispute ends 1 minute after the pot is awarded.
In the event of a breach or irregular player behavior, the
player’s hand will be considered void and any chips
placed by the player in the pot shall remain there. If
cards of a player who folds are exposed then the hand of
the player will be exposed by the dealer and shown to all
players.
“Rabbit Hunting “is not permitted. This means that
showing cards that would have come up if the dealing
hadn’t stopped is not permitted.
When it is time to remove the chips with the lowest
point value from the table, a coloring up takes place on
daily tournaments; chip race on big poker events.
Coloring up:
 All players color up their lesser-valued chips into
greater denominations. In the event the remaining
smaller chips do not add up to a whole larger chip,
by coloring up value is being rounded up to the
larger chip.
Chip race:
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All players color up their lesser-valued chips into
greater denominations.
 Players will temporarily keep any leftover chips that
cannot be fully colored up to larger chips.
 All leftover chips are counted, and equivalent chips
in the larger denomination are presented to the
table, and in the event the remaining smaller chips
do not add up to a whole larger chip, an extra larger
chip should be added.
 Each player with leftover chips in the smaller
denomination will receive one card for each chip.
 The cards are dealt face up, starting from seat one,
to the dealer's left. Each player will receive all of his
cards before the next player. The larger chips are
issued to the players with the highest single cards
showing (poker hands do not count). No player is
issued more than one chip. Ties (cards of the same
rank) are broken by suit, using the order of the suits:
Spades are highest, followed by Hearts, Diamonds,
and Clubs.
 A chip race cannot eliminate a player from the game.
In the event a player's last smaller-denomination
chip is removed from play as part of the chip race,
the player automatically gets one chip of the lowest
value still in play.
If the participant leaves the tournament game earlier,
the participant has no right for the refund. Belonging
tournament chips will stay in the game and article 38 will
be applied. In case of qualifying for the reward, the
winnings will be placed at cash desk under the name of
the participant.
The winner of the tournament is the person who wins all
tournament chips in the game and the others are
awarded places based on the turn of their elimination, or
according to article 43 or 44 if applicable. Tournament
winnings stipulates in the announced Winning pool
distribution list are to be issued only at the “Organizer’s”
cashiering cage according to the order of elimination
registered.
Number of rewarding places is determined by the
number of participants. Approximately 15% of the
players will get into the money.
Payments are determined according to a percentagebased scale available at the tournament area which can
be different for each tournament. The Organizer reserves
the right to round the payment amounts to the nearest
1.000,00 RSD value, if the surplus exists it is up to the
discretion of the Organizer how to divide it.
Upon the request of all players consenting verbally, the
winning pool can be divided differently then set
previously, which can result in a game finishing earlier.
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55. Every Player must be dealt a hand even if the chips in
their possession are insufficient to place a minimum bet.
56. It is the responsibility of the Player to bring any problems
that may occur during play to the immediate attention of
the tournament management. All disputes must be
resolved prior to any Player leaving the table.
57. Tournament Director is assigned by Casino Management.
Tournament Director’s decisions are final in resolving
situations at the tournament. Tournament Director also
makes decision in all situations not defined by the rules.
58. The Tournament Director will determine breaks.
59. Decision of Tournament Director is final.
60. Players have access to information on tournament rules
and instructions through written material available in the
gaming area. Trained staff may provide explanation on
the game and how it is played.
61. Players may not sit elsewhere during the tournament
other than the seat assigned to them according to the
tournament conduct procedure or/and the seat
determined by the Casino, may not abuse verbally or
exercise physical violence towards a Casino employee or
a third party, act out of turn, expose their hole cards
when an action is to be taken or conceal them when
these Rules stipulate that they must expose them, act
with the intention to remove one or more cards from the
table, act with the intent to avoid paying a blind bet
when transferred to a table in order to balance, not go
immediately to the designated table to balance it,
communicate or collude with each other or with other
persons in any manner to affect the outcome of the
game, violate the terms and conditions of the
tournament, or behave generally against the rules in a
manner which is to the detriment of the integrity of the
conduct of the game.
62. The above breaches result, according to the judgment of
the Tournament Director, in the verbal warning or their
disqualification from one or more rounds or their
dismissal from the table for a specific period of time (all
their bets remain in the pot) or, finally, their
disqualification from the game and their mandatory
departure from the game.
63. Disqualified player looses the right to any refund of the
participation money. Disqualified player looses the right
for reward. Tournament chips of disqualified player will
be removed from the play.
64. The Organizer shall take care to keep the order of the
tournament. The participants in the games shall behave
properly and not cooperate with other players in the
game. A player may be prohibited to play and may be
ordered to leave the facility of the “Organizer”, if by
her/his behavior disturbs the order and peace of other
players or acts contrary to the rules of the game.
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65. Individuals with valid photo identification are eligible to
participate at the tournament. If the photo identification
has expired after the payment has been made and the
player cannot enter the premises, the Organizer is not
obliged to refund money paid or to compensate the
possible damage. For the individual who have voluntarily
excluded themselves from the GCB after payment for
participation has been made, the Organizer is not obliged
to refund any money or to compensate for possible
damage. For the individuals who have been barred by the
GCB after payment for participation has been made, the
Organizer will refund money paid if requested the latest
by the start of the tournament.
66. The Grand Casino employees are forbidden to participate
in games, to financially assist participants, to issue chips
without immediate payment in transparent manner or
without taking voucher in transparent manner as a proof
of payment at cash desk.
67. At no instance personnel of the Organizer or a player
may claim ignorance of these rules. By participating in
the game the player confirms understanding of the
Rules and agreement with them.
68. These Rules are available in written form at the Casino
premises.
69. These Rules shall be applied from the date of being
placed at the Organizer’s locations at which the
tournaments of “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM POKER” and “OMAHA
POKER” are organized.
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