APLADY RULES

Game Choice/Rules

• Texas Hold’em
• 7 Card Stud
• 7 card stud Hi Lo 8 or better
• Omaha High
• Omaha HI Lo 8 or Better
• Razz
• No-Limit Games
• Pot-Limit Games
• Tournaments

Online Poker Game Room Rules

Game Limits

AP Lady offers a variety of online poker games at limits ranging from 10/20 all the way up to 25,000/50,000.  All of our poker games are absolutely free of charge.

Minimum Buy-In

The minimum buy-in at any AP Lady table is ten times the amount of the lower betting limit in fixed games, and twenty times the big blind in pot-limit and no-limit games.  For example, the minimum buy-in for a 10/20 fixed game is 100 chips, and the minimum buy-in in a 10/25 Pot Limit game is 500 chips.

All In

When a player puts the last of their chips into the pot, that player is said to be All-in.  An All-in player is not eligible to win any chips greater than the amount bet. The surplus part of the bet is either returned to the bettor, or used to form a side pot with another player or players who matched the amount bet.  There is no limitation on the number of side pots with another player or players who matched the amount bet.  There is no limitation on the number of side pots.  However, the All-in player will be eligible for the main pot, and therefore cannot be forced from the hand. 

Disconnection and Time Limits

Sometimes a player has enough chips to continue betting or calling but has become disconnected from the game.   In this case, the player is also deemed to be “All-in” for all the amount of chips he has bet on this particular hand.  If this happens repeatedly, it probably means your Internet connection is poor.  We therefore recommend that you stop playing, and wait until your Internet connection returns.  

A player is given 25 seconds to act in fixed-limit games and 35 seconds in big bet games.  A warning message is displayed in the chat box when there are 15 seconds left to act.  If there was a disconnection and a player returned before the timeout, he or she receives at least 10 seconds to act. If a player failed to act within the allotted time while being connected, the hand is folded by the system. 

Rat Holing

When re-entering a table a player should meet at least one of the requirements listed:

• The buy in amount should be equal to the amount the player left the table with.
• The player should bring all their real money into the game.
• The maximum amount is not required for this case.
• If the player has less money than he left the table with, he needs to bring the rest in.
• If he left the table with less than the “minimum amount required”, he should bring the “minimum amount required”.
• If not, wait 15 minutes to re-enter.

Disconnection and Time Limits

If a player should become disconnected during a game and is unable to respond then the player will be considered “All In” for the amount of chips they have bet on this particular hand.   If this happens continually, then this means that your Internet connection is poor.  APLady recommends that you stop playing until you obtain a better connection.

A player is allotted 25 seconds to act in fixed-limit games.  A warning message is displayed in the chat box when there are 15 seconds left to act.  If there was a disconnection and a player returned before the timeout, he or she receives a further 10 seconds to act. 

If a player failed to act within the allotted time while being connected, the hand is folded by the system. 

Turbo Poker Tables

APLady also offers turbo fixed limit ring game tables.  These tables have the word “turbo” after the table name.  Turbo tables were created for players who enjoy a faster paced game. 

Turbo tables have the following features:

• Players receive only 15 seconds to act, instead of 30.
• Players are given only 1 second to decide to show or muck their cards, instead of 3 seconds.
• The pot is turned over to the player quicker.
• The showdown takes place more quickly.
• “Auto-Posting” of blinds is mandatory.
• When players sit down, “Wait for Big Blind” will be automatically selected.  Players can be dealt immediately after sitting down if they wish by unchecking “Wait for Blind.”
• Player can choose to “Sit out next blind” and they will continue to be dealt in until the blinds reach them, at which time the “Sitting Out” option will be activated.

Server Crash During Internet Poker Games

In the unlikely event of a server crash, a possibility with Internet poker, the online poker games are cancelled and all players with chips at the table and in play will have them returned to their account.  This is a rare occurrence, and we apologize for any inconveniences to players that believed they had winning hands, but our rule of poker to cancel online poker games in progress.    

Texas Hold’em

Betting Structure

Ok ladies let’s get started!  At the beginning of a new game of Texas Hold’em Poker, each player is dealt two cards face down. (Hole Cards)

Each bet of the first two rounds of betting is set at the lower limit of the stakes structure.  For example in a $5/$10 game, all bets and raises are $5 for the first two rounds.
(after hole cards are dealt and once the flop is spread in the center of the table.)

The last two rounds of betting (turn card and river) are set at the higher limit of the stakes structure.  For example in a $5/$10 game, all bets and raises are $10 for the last two rounds.

One bet plus three raises (four total bets) are the maximum amount of bets allowed per betting round.  This would consist of (1) a bet, (2) a raise, (3) a re-raise, and (4) a cap.  The term cap is used to describe the 3rd raise in a round since betting is then capped and cannot be raised anymore.  Once any player has made the third raise (capped the pot), then players will have only the option of calling or folding. 

Check-raising is allowed in all online Texas Hold’em poker games. 

Dealer Button

In order to designate which player is the dealer in Texas Hold’em Poker games, a round disk is used.  This disk is called the dealer button or simply “the button”.

After each hand is completed, the button moves clockwise to the next active player and this player will be considered to be the dealer, and will act on his/her hand last on each betting round.  This is also termed playing the button for that Texas Hold’em game.

Blinds

The player to the left of the button is first to receive a card and is required to post a small blind.  The small blind is equal t o half the lower limit bet rounded down to the nearest dollar.  The player to the left of the small blind is required to post the small blind.  The big blind is equal to the lower limit bet.  These bets are referred to as blinds because players must post them before the dealer deals any cards to the players.  These blinds are similar to the ante that is required in other games such as 7-Card Stud.

Both the small and big blinds are considered live bets.  They have the option of calling, raising or folding when the betting action comes back around to their position. 
After the flop and after each subsequent betting round, the first active player left of the button is first to act.

When players first sit down to play, they will be required to post the equivalent of the big blind only once or they have the option to “sit out” until it is their natural turn to post the big blind.  This rule is in place to ensure game fairness to all players.  The rule prevents the possibility of players entering games in late position and then leaving before they are required to post the big blind.

HOW TO PLAY

At the showdown players can use the community cards to form a five card hand. A player may choose to use their hole cards and three community cards to form a game or one hole card and 4 community cards. There is also the option of using all five cards on the table.