2009 World Series of Poker, Las Vegas, Nevada – May 26, 2009 through November 10, 2009
SECTION VI – POKER RULES, Continued
86. Cell Phone Rule: All cell phones and other voice-enabled and “ringing” electronic devices must be silenced during play. A player who wants to use a cell phone to talk, text, or email must step away from their assigned table or be subject to penalty. Any player using a cellular phone while in a hand with no action pending (player has gone all-in) will receive a missed hand penalty to be assessed on the next hand. No cell phones or other electronic communication device can be placed on a poker table.
87. Approved Electronic Device Rule: Players are allowed to use as approved electronic devices iPods, MP3 and other music players or noise-reduction headsets during play until they have reached the money in any Event, so long as the approved electronic devices can not access the internet, send or receive SMS texts and are not equipped with any type of communication device. Therefore, iPhones, iTouch, Treos, Blackberrys, and other similar devices will not be allowed at any time. Once players are in the money in any Event, all approved electronic devices must be removed. An announcement will be made to players once they have reached the money to remove all such electronic devices. Failure to do so will results in a penalty up to and including disqualification, in accordance with Rule 52.
88. All chips put into the pot in turn stay in the pot. If a player has raised and his or her hand is killed before the raise is called, the player may be entitled to the raise back, but will forfeit the amount of the call. Any chips put into the pot out of turn fall under the action “may or may not be binding” Rule 89.
89. Players must act in turn at all times. Action out of turn may or may not be binding. If a player acts out of turn and the action does not change by the time it is that player’s turn to act, that player’s action is binding. Action changes only if a player makes an initial bet or raises before the action gets back to the person that acted out of turn. Action does not change when the player in front of a player acting out of turn checks, calls or folds. If a player acts out of turn and the action changes, the person who acted out of turn may change their action by calling, raising or folding and may have their chips returned. Players may not intentionally act out of turn to influence play before them. Violators will receive a penalty in accordance with Rule No. 52.
SECTION VII – TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
90. There will be dinner Breaks for all Events that begin at 12 noon. It will be anticipated to begin after the end of six levels of play. Dinner Breaks will last 90 minutes. There will be no staggered Dinner breaks.
91. There will be no Dinner Break for Events that begin at 5 p.m. An extended break will be awarded after four levels of play and will last 60 minutes. There will be no staggered breaks.
92. There will be no Dinner Break for any re-started Event other than the Main Championship, Event#57. Players in re-started Events will take an hour-long break at the conclusion of six (6) additional levels of play.
93. Play will end after 10 levels of play for all Events that begin at 12 noon. Play will resume the following day at 2 p.m. The Tournament Director may modify this schedule for any reason.
94. Play will end after eight levels of play for all Events that begin at 5 p.m. Play will resume the following day at 2 p.m. The Tournament Director may modify this schedule for any reason.
95. On Day 2 for any non-televised/broadband Event, play will be suspended at 3 a.m., and will resume the following day at 1 p.m. If an Event is running long, play may be suspended on subsequent days at the discretion of the Tournament director.
96. Ten minutes prior to the end of days play for any Event, a random card will be drawn to determine how many additional hands will be played. Playing Cards Ace-9 (1-9 hands) will be used and a random player will be asked to pick a card face down.
97. Upon nearing the “Money” (the first level of the prize pool payout), a “Hand-for-Hand” method of determining player placement within the prize pool and the actual amount of prize pool disbursement within that Event will be utilized. This will begin by completing the current hand in progress at all tables. Once all hands are complete, the dealer at each table will deal one hand only, then – once the hand is complete – suspend play. This process will continue until enough players have been eliminated to reach the money. During the Hand-for-Hand process, more than one player may be eliminated during the same hand. If two players are eliminated during the same hand at different tables, both players will “tie” for that place finish. If two 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.
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