Balancing Tables and Halting Play

A: To balance in flop and mixed-games, the player to be big blind next moves to the worst position, including single big blind if available, even if that means the seat is big blind twice. Worst position is never the small blind. In stud-only, players move by position (last seat open at the short table is the seat filled). B: In mixed games (ex: HORSE), when the game shifts from hold’em to stud, after the last hold’em hand the button moves to the position it would be if the next hand was hold’em and is frozen there during stud. The player moved in stud is the player who would be big blind if the game were hold’em for that hand. Shifting to hold'em the button starts where it was frozen. C: The table from which a player is moved will be specified by a predetermined procedure. D: Play will halt on tables 3 or more players short (by elimination) than the table with the most players once the blinds are impacted (See Illustration Addendum). Play halts on other formats (ex: 6-hand and turbos) at TDs discretion. TDs may waive halting play and waiver is not a misdeal. As the event progresses, at TD’s discretion tables should be more tightly balanced. A:在翻牌和混合賽事中，平衡牌桌時被平衡玩家必須是坐在當前牌桌最差的位置，他將被平衡到目標牌桌最差的位置上，包括可能直接坐在獨立大盲的位置上，甚至該位置可能要連續支付兩次大盲。最差的位置永遠不是小盲位。在梭哈比賽中，是根據位置來換桌（少人桌最後一個被淘汰的位置即是平衡玩家要坐的位置） B:在混合賽事中（例如:HORSE），當比賽從競技撲克轉換為梭哈時，結束最後一手競技撲克手牌後按鈕位將往下移動並在梭哈比賽時保持不動。在進行梭哈賽事中被平衡過來的玩家入座規則如下：他將被分配在假設目前比賽為競技撲克時最差的位置。當比賽轉換回競技撲克時，按鈕位將從其之前擺放的位置開始移動。 C:被平衡牌桌將被按照事先預訂的流程來指定。 D:當多人桌與少人桌相差三位或以上（因為淘汰的原因）且已影響盲注時，少人桌將被暫停（參考附錄）。在其他賽制中（比如六人桌和快速賽），比賽是否暫停由賽事總監決定，賽事總監可以放棄暫停比賽，且該放棄不視為錯誤發牌。隨著比賽的進行，賽事總監將會更細緻的進行牌桌平衡。