Everything you need to know...
ACCOUNT RULES
Underage gaming
By agreeing to our terms and conditions prior to registration, you confirm that you are over 18 and that online gambling is legal in your location. PKR is intended as a service for adults only and we may request paper proof of your identity in order to verify your age.
Password
Keeping your login details secure is your responsibility. Please, do not neglect it. Do not share your login information with anybody or leave it where it can be easily accessed by other people. It is very important that you guard your login details carefully, as PKR will not refund funds if somebody accesses your account as a result of your negligence.
There are two situations when you may be asked by us for your password: when logging on and when confirming a deposit or withdrawal request. We will never ask you to send your password to us, and you should never send it to us or to anyone else.
To best protect your password:
• Do not write down your password where somebody can find it.
• Chose a password that cannot be easily guessed. Do not select passwords such as your first name or your date of birth.
• If others can access your computer, particularly in offices or college dorms, do not use the "Remember Password" option in the login screen and do not leave your account logged on.
• Watch out for scams from people who may want access to your account.
Your username
Once you have registered your username with PKR you must use that name for the entire time you have an account with us.
Multiple accounts
PKR allows only one account per person per household. If you want more than one real money account from the same household, please contact customer services.
Written documentation for the second player’s account verification may be required.
Self-exclusion
You may apply for temporary or permanent self-exclusion from all play. You may also contact us directly to request self-exclusion from our services.
If you request self-exclusion from our services, you will be denied access to our games for at least six months. After that time, you may request re-activation of your account.
Any funds remaining in your account at the point when you request self-exclusion will be repaid to you, provided there are no outstanding issues in your PKR account.
If you have previously requested self-exclusion from all play, you may apply to the Commission for revocation of this exclusion.
Involuntary exclusion
Under Section 81 of the Gambling (Interactive Gaming) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2001, the Alderney Gambling Commission may issue an order prohibiting specific persons from participating in interactive gaming in Alderney.
If such an order is issued against you, we will exclude you from our services and repay your account balance (if any). You will be barred from registering again with us, unless the exclusion order is revoked. Should this revocation take place, your account would be immediately reinstated.
GENERAL GAME RULES
Fair play
Collusion is strictly prohibited on PKR and will not be tolerated. This refers to any players sharing information and working together to gain an unfair advantage.
Players are also prohibited from:
• Soft playing (playing less aggressively against a friend)
• Chip dumping (deliberately losing chips to a friend)
• Use of poker bots or shared databases
We actively monitor gameplay patterns and violations of these policies may result in account closure and confiscation of funds.
If you suspect any of the above to be taking place at our tables, you can help us to deal with the matter as quickly as possible. Contact our customer services and provide us with the hand ID along with as much information as possible and the matter will be thoroughly investigated.
Chat and forum rules
Players and observers cannot comment on a hand whilst in progress, including disclosing cards that have been folded, discussing possible hands players may hold, or advising a specific player on a hand decision. The only exception to this rule is when only two players are remaining in the hand (and only applies to comments between these two players).
It is forbidden to encourage another player to play in a cooperative manner to the disadvantage of other players, for example, in a tournament suggesting to an opponent to continually check a hand in an attempt to eliminate an all-in player.
All chat should be conducted in a friendly and considerate manner. Any behaviour intended to intimidate, harass or insult other players, or the use of profane language will not be tolerated.
All chat must be conducted in English only. This rule is in place to ensure there can be no suspicion of players discussing the game in progress in an unfair manner.
Advertising websites, products or services is strictly prohibited.
Violations of PKR's chat policy may result in players having their chat privileges temporarily or permanently removed.
Inappropriate use of the website comment feature, forum or My PKR status updates is forbidden. Players may not advertise, publicise personal information such as email addresses, post abuse or abusive language, or any other form of behaviour considered to be outside the spirit of usage of the feature. Failure to observe PKR's website, forum and status usage policy can result in players having their privileges for these features removed.
Connection
PKR does not accept any responsibility for internet connection interruptions experienced by a player, unless caused by disruption to PKR servers.
Decision time and timebank
Players have 20 seconds of decision time for each action. If no decision has been made during the allocated time, the hand will be automatically folded, or checked if the option is available.
Timebanks are available at all ring game tables and most tournament tables. If available, the timebank button will appear at the start of a player’s turn to act.
If the timebank button is activated before the 20 second decision time has elapsed, the timebank feature will activate after the standard decision time has ended, allowing the player more time to make a decision.
At all ring game tables, timebanks are replenished with additional amounts of time at regular intervals. This is usually after every ten hands. Seconds will only be replenished up to a maximum of the initial timebank allocation. In tournaments, once you have used up your timebank, no further additional time is available.
Minimum bets and under-raising
In No Limit and Pot Limit games, the minimum raise is equal to the big blind or the amount of the previous bet or raise. Players can only bet less than this amount when going all-in, which is known as an under-raise.
In Fixed Limit games an under-raise occurs when the all-in bet is less than half the required bet amount.
Following an under-raise, any player who has already acted in the betting round (with the exception of compulsory bets) may no longer raise, but can only call or fold. Any player yet to have acted may raise the standard amount (after calling) which unlocks the betting for all other players.
Split pots
In the event that two or more players hold equal ranking hands at the showdown, the pot is divided equally between those players. In the event that an equal split is not possible, the odd chip(s) will be awarded to the first winning player(s) seated closest to the left of the dealer button. In Omaha Hi/Lo games where there is a split between the high hand and low hand, any odd chip will go to the player holding the high hand.
RING GAME RULES
Posting
When joining a table, before being dealt into a hand, a player must post an amount equal to the big blind. This is to prevent players from joining a table in late position and avoiding paying blind bets.
Forward moving button
All ring games use the ‘forward button rule’ whereby the button moves one position to the left for each new hand. The player to the immediate left of the button will post the small blind and the player two seats to the left will post the big blind. With this rule no player will ever be in the button position for two consecutive hands.
Sitting out and missing blinds
Players can choose to remain seated at the table but sit out of hands by selecting the “away from table” option. Players can sit in again at any time but will be required to post any blind bets that were missed. Players will be automatically removed from a ring game table after 10 minutes of inactivity.
If a player misses their turn to post both the small and big blind while sitting away from a table, they will be required to post both missed blinds on the first hand dealt in when returning (unless they wait for their turn to post the big blind again). The big blind post will count as an active bet, and the small blind will count as a non-active bet which goes into the pot but doesn’t count as a bet.
A player who misses their turn to post only the small blind while sitting away from a table will be required to post this amount on the first hand dealt in when returning. This will count as an active bet.
Reducing
Reducing refers to a player leaving a ring game table and attempting to re-join with fewer chips than when they left. Players are automatically prevented from doing this until an hour has elapsed from the time they left the table, therefore before this time they can only re-join with at least the same amount of chips as they left with.
TV tables
Players joining a ring game labelled as ‘TV’ agree that PKR may use footage from this table for marketing purposes including broadcast on terrestrial and/or digital television, distribution via online media and inclusion on DVDs or CD-ROMs. All TV broadcasts may feature PKR footage of a player’s avatar, username, country of location and any publicly available gameplay information. Hole-cards and betting actions for selected hands will be displayed. If, for whatever reason, hands from a TV ring game table are not broadcast, players are not entitled to refunds or compensation.
Disconnection protection
If you are disconnected during a real money ring game hand, having already contributed money to the pot, your investment may be protected by the ‘Disconnection Protection’ feature. Should this happen, you will be treated as if you were all-in and will contest the hand to a showdown without contributing any further money to the pot.
If at the showdown you hold the winning hand or tie for the best winning hand, your returns will be limited to the amount of money you invested in the pot. If you had also contributed money into side pots, you will be returned your investment in these pots if you hold the winning hand. The remainder of any pots will be contested by players not affected by disconnection.
Disconnection protection is limited to two per day per player and if used, no further disconnection protection is available, and in the event of further disconnections your hand will be automatically folded. Players with frequent disconnection problems should contact Customer Services for technical help.
Disconnection protection is in place to protect players from genuine disconnections only. Deliberate misuse of the facility may result in the permanent loss of disconnection protection privileges.
Disconnection protection is not available for tournament play.
Server disruption
In the unlikely event of a disruption to the game servers causing a ring game table to be closed, any incomplete ring game hands will be voided and players will be returned any funds they had invested in the hand.
TOURNAMENT RULES
1. Scheduled tournaments will start at the scheduled start time. PKR reserve the right to cancel or delay the start of a scheduled tournament without prior notice. Sit & Go tournaments will begin when the required number of players has registered.
2. Players registering to a tournament labelled as ‘TV’ agree that PKR may use footage from this tournament for marketing purposes including broadcast on terrestrial and/or digital television, distribution via online media and inclusion on DVDs or CD-ROMs. All TV broadcasts may feature PKR footage of a player’s avatar, username, country of location and any publicly available gameplay information including ranking positions, all-time money list positions and notable past tournament results. Hole-cards and betting actions for selected hands will also be shown. If, for whatever reason, a TV tournament is not broadcast, players are not entitled to refunds or compensation.
3. The blind structure for a specific tournament is displayed within the tournament information panel.
4. For the start of scheduled tournaments and multi-table sit & go tournaments, seats will be allocated randomly. The button will always start at seat position 1. As the number of players in the tournament changes, either due to players registering late or players being eliminated, players will be automatically moved to new seats to maintain an even number of players spread across as few tables as possible. This process is random and therefore a player may be re-seated several times during a tournament.
5. Late Registration is offered for selected tournaments, with the duration of late registration stated in the tournament description and registration details.
6. Scheduled and multi-table sit & go tournaments will give players break periods, which are usually 5 minutes after every 60 minutes of play. The countdown to the next break is displayed in the tournament information panel. The break period will start when all hands have completed on all tables. At the final table, players may be given the option to skip the break, which will only occur if all players agree to this by selecting the ‘skip break’ option.
7. Players are dealt into all tournament hands but may mark themselves “away from table” and will then be automatically folded for each hand, but will continue to post blind and ante bets. If a player fails to act within their allocated time, they will be automatically folded, or checked if they have the option available to them. Following this they will be automatically marked as “away from table” until they choose to return. Players may choose to be “away from table” for as long as they wish.
8. All tournaments use the ‘dead button rule’ whereby the big blind moves one position to the left for each new hand, regardless of players leaving or joining the table. As a result there will be some hands where there is no small blind posted.
9. When a player is moved to a new table, if they are seated in either the small blind or button position they will be dealt out of the first hand. This is to ensure a player who posted the big blind on the previous hand will not be denied the advantage of playing a hand from the button position.
10. Rebuy tournaments offer players the opportunity to purchase additional tournament chips during a specified rebuy period. The length of the rebuy period and details of rebuys and addons and that can be purchased will be displayed in the tournament description. Unless otherwise stated, players can rebuy when their stack is equal to or less than the starting stack.
11. Terminator tournaments award prizes for eliminating players from the tournament, either in addition to or instead of paying out prizes to the highest placed finishers. Details of prize amounts for eliminating players are displayed in the tournament description. The value of each player’s prize for elimination is displayed above their username at the table, and in the tournament information panel, which also shows the total bounty prizes won by each player.
12. If two or more players are eliminated on the same hand, the player who had the larger chip stack at the start of the hand will place higher. If both players started the hand with equal chip stacks, the players will finish tied and the prizes will be divided equally. Players eliminated during the same hand of a tournament during hand-for-hand play will be deemed to be eliminated on the same hand even if sat at different tables.
13. When there is only one elimination required before reaching either the cash prize winning positions, ticket winning positions (in the case of satellite tournaments) or the final table, all tournament tables will be played ‘hand for hand’. During this period all remaining tables will start each hand at the same time. In the event of two or more players being eliminated during hands to have started simultaneously, they will be considered to have occurred on the same hand, even if seated at different tables. Therefore finishing position will be determined by chip stack size rather than timing.
14. Prizes will be awarded as stated in the tournament information panel, except in the case of two or more players finishing in tied positions that award prizes (where prizes are split). The official prize pool will be determined only once both the late registration period and rebuy period has completed, where applicable.
15. The tournament ends when one player has accumulated all the chips in play. Players may not under any circumstances arrange deals to distribute prizes in alternative amounts to those published in the tournament information panel. PKR will not support any deal-making that goes on in a tournament and will not be held responsible for any deals that are made.
16. When two players remain, the button position will post the small blind and be first to act on the first round of betting.
17. Any players to win a seat to a land-based poker event must agree to represent PKR in that event by wearing branded apparel including, but not limited to, patches, shirts and hats during table play. Winners also agree to participate in scheduled photo opportunities, press conferences, interviews and other publicity orientated activities. This obligation extends for a period of 12 months from the time of the end of the land-based tournament. PKR will be responsible for any costs associated with meeting these obligations.
Tournament cancellation policy
In the unlikely event that a tournament in progress is cancelled for any reason, players remaining in the tournament will be compensated by receiving a share of the prize pool based on their chip count at the time of cancellation. The following formula is used to calculate payments for standard tournament situations:
• Each player receives the prize amount due to be credited to the next player eliminated.
• Of the remainder of the prize pool, 50% is shared equally between all remaining players, and 50% is distributed proportionally according to the chip count of each player.
• The tournament fee is refunded to each player remaining in the tournament.
Rebuy tournaments cancelled during the rebuy period will be paid out according to the following formula:
• 100% of the prize pool is distributed proportionally between all remaining players according to the chip count of each player.
• The tournament fees paid by players are refunded to each player remaining in the tournament.
Terminator tournaments payments are calculated by the formula:
• Each player is credited the value of all bounty prizes they have already claimed during the tournament.
• Each player receives the bounty value on their own head at the time of the tournament cancellation.
• The tournament fee is refunded to each player remaining in the tournament.
• If the tournament includes a standard prize pool, this portion of the prize pool is divided between the remaining active players using the standard cancellation policy as outlined above.
The payment amount for a specific player can never exceed the maximum prize available in the cancelled tournament (less the amount of the fee). Any excess amounts will be distributed equally between all other remaining players.
For 'Double Chance' or 'Treble Chance' tournament cancellations that occur during the rebuy period before all players have taken their additional free stacks, unclaimed chips are added to each player's final chip count and the total chip count figure used for calculating payments.
In the event that a rebuy tournament with a guaranteed prize pool is cancelled during the rebuy period, payments will be based on the total amount generated from buy-ins, and not the guaranteed amount.
If a tournament with a guaranteed prize pool is cancelled during the late registration period, payments will be based on the total amount generated from buy-ins, and not the guaranteed amount.