Poker Rules
In all disputes in which a ruling, interpretation,
clarification or intervention is required, all decisions made
by SilverStar 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 house
poker rules.
In the unlikely event of a software error which
subsequently rewards a pot to the wrong player, SilverStar
Poker Room has the right to adjust players' account balances
to correct any and all errors. SilverStar 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 (cashier@SilverStarCasino.com).
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 dead.
Please refer to 'error' under our The SilverStar 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 SilverStar Poker Room 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 using
Boss Media Software.
If warranted, The SilverStar Poker Room 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 The SilverStar Poker Room 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. In no event will The
SilverStar Poker Room simply confiscate a player's funds and
retain them for The SilverStar Poker Room.
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