APPT Season 2 - Sydney
The following exceptions to APPT Tournament Rules will apply in Sydney:
- Action of Turn: Two distinct differences to APPT/TDA rule.
- a. If a players bets out of turn and the intervening player checks, then the out of turn player is forced to check. Likewise, if a player raises an initial bet out of turn and the intervening player only calls the initial bet, then the out of turn player is also forced to call.
- b. If a player bets out of turn and the intervening player bets a higher amount, then the out of turn player has all options as usual to call, reraise or fold, however, if he chooses to fold he forfeits his initial bet to the pot.
- If the turn card or river card is exposed by the dealer prior to the completion of a betting round, a player yet to act can only call any bets for that round and cannot raise. If no bets have been made the player/s yet to act may check or make the minimum bet only (all other players can only call this bet).
- Blinds go up if announced prior to cutting the cards (TDA/APPT is first riffle). This is of very little significance.
- Only ONE, not TWO, oversize chips is a call if unannounced. For example if the blinds are 300/600 and a player bets a $1000 chip unannounced it will be a call as per international rules. However, if the player bets two $500 chips unannounced, this is considered a raise and the player must raise to $1200 which is an exception to APPT rules.
- A race-off is determined by the value of cards and does not go to suit. Therefore, if one chip is to be awarded and two players receive an Ace, a redraw of those two cards will be undertaken.
Also note: Star City Casino policy that if a player goes all-in, his cards are exposed in all cases. For example, a player goes all in on 4th street. Two active player remain on 5th street and one turns over the winning hand. Dealer will still turn over all-in players hand even if he attempts to fold.
