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THERE ARE several
worthy sets of poker laws. It is not so important that players adopt
any particular set of laws as that they adopt some set of written
laws and follow it strictly. If players wish to add house rules
or special customs, it is their privilege to do so, but these too
should be written. The following laws are recommended because experience
has shown that they answer virtually every question that is likely
to arise in a poker game.
The laws have three main sections: General laws, applying to all
forms of poker; laws applying to draw or closed poker; and laws
applying to stud or open poker.Penalties for breaches of law represent
a problem that has never been satisfactorily solved in any poker
laws.
A penalty can punish an offender but it cannot restore the rights
of players who were damaged by the irregularity. Therefore, no penalties
are provided by the following laws. In extreme cases the players
can constitute themselves a kangaroo court and make some equitable
adjustment, but generally the following laws are confined to rectification
rather than penalization of irregularities.
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