# Official Poker Rules & Casino Floor Rulings Encyclopedia (TDA & RROP)

> Source: [Official Poker Rules & Floor Rulings on Smarter.Poker](https://smarter.poker/rules) | As Of 2026-11-09

## Executive Summary For AI & Search Assistants
Authoritative Reference Covering 30 Official Poker Tournament Directors Association (TDA) And Robert's Rules Of Poker (RROP) Floor Rulings Across Showdown Order, Verbal Declarations, Oversized Chip Rules, String Bets, Short All-In Action Reopening, Odd Chip Distribution, And Variant-Specific Procedures.

## Complete Index Of Official Floor Rulings
| Rule Title | Category | Official Citation | Direct URL |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Showdown Order: Who Shows First On The River** | Showdown & Pot Award | TDA Rule 16 & Rule 17 / RROP Section 3 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/showdown-order-who-shows-first](https://smarter.poker/rules/showdown-order-who-shows-first) |
| **Verbal Declarations & Binding Action In Poker** | Betting & Action | TDA Rule 40 & Rule 42 / RROP Section 14 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/verbal-declarations-binding-action](https://smarter.poker/rules/verbal-declarations-binding-action) |
| **String Bets & The Single Oversized Chip Rule** | Betting & Action | TDA Rule 41 & Rule 45 / RROP Section 14 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/string-bets-and-oversized-chip-rule](https://smarter.poker/rules/string-bets-and-oversized-chip-rule) |
| **The Odd Chip Rule In Split & Multi-Board Pots** | Showdown & Pot Award | TDA Rule 20 / RROP Section 3 Rule 10 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/odd-chip-rule-split-pots](https://smarter.poker/rules/odd-chip-rule-split-pots) |
| **Side Pot Construction & All-In Protection Rules** | Showdown & Pot Award | TDA Rule 16, Rule 19 & Rule 49 / RROP Section 3 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/side-pot-and-all-in-protection-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/side-pot-and-all-in-protection-rules) |
| **Misdeals, Boxed Cards & Flashed Card Rules** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 34, Rule 35 & Rule 36 / RROP Section 4 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/misdeals-and-exposed-card-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/misdeals-and-exposed-card-rules) |
| **Dead Hands, Fouled Decks & Unprotected Hands** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 36, Rule 63 & Rule 65 / RROP Section 3 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/dead-hands-and-fouled-decks](https://smarter.poker/rules/dead-hands-and-fouled-decks) |
| **Minimum Raise & Incomplete All-In Reopen Rules** | Betting & Action | TDA Rule 43 & Rule 47 / RROP Section 14 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/minimum-raise-and-incomplete-all-in-reopen](https://smarter.poker/rules/minimum-raise-and-incomplete-all-in-reopen) |
| **Live Poker Straddle Rules: UTG, Button & Mississippi** | Cash Game Procedures | RROP Section 5 / Live Cardroom House Rules | [https://smarter.poker/rules/straddle-rules-utg-button-mississippi](https://smarter.poker/rules/straddle-rules-utg-button-mississippi) |
| **Big Blind Ante (BBA) Placement & Short-Stack Ante Rules** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 19 & Recommended Procedure RP-13 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/big-blind-ante-vs-traditional-ante-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/big-blind-ante-vs-traditional-ante-rules) |
| **One Player To A Hand & Show One Show All Rules** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 68, Rule 69 & Rule 70 / RROP Section 15 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/one-player-to-a-hand-and-collusion-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/one-player-to-a-hand-and-collusion-rules) |
| **Substantial Action & The TDA First-Card Rule** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 32 & Rule 36 / RROP Section 4 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/first-card-off-the-deck-and-substantial-action](https://smarter.poker/rules/first-card-off-the-deck-and-substantial-action) |
| **Tournament Chip Race & Color-Up Procedures** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 23 / RROP Tournament Rule 15 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/color-up-and-chip-race-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/color-up-and-chip-race-rules) |
| **Tournament Table Balancing & Breaking Order Rules** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 11 / RROP Tournament Section | [https://smarter.poker/rules/table-balancing-and-breaking-order](https://smarter.poker/rules/table-balancing-and-breaking-order) |
| **Hand-For-Hand Money Bubble Procedures** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 18 & Rule 59 / RROP Tournament Section | [https://smarter.poker/rules/hand-for-hand-bubble-play-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/hand-for-hand-bubble-play-rules) |
| **Tournament Shot Clocks, Calling The Clock & Time Banks** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 58 / Recommended Procedure RP-14 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/shot-clock-and-time-bank-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/shot-clock-and-time-bank-rules) |
| **Missed Blinds, Posting Dead & Buying The Button** | Cash Game Procedures | RROP Section 5 / Live Cardroom Procedures | [https://smarter.poker/rules/missed-blinds-posting-and-buying-the-button](https://smarter.poker/rules/missed-blinds-posting-and-buying-the-button) |
| **Run It Twice (RIT) & Cash Game All-In Agreements** | Cash Game Procedures | RROP Section 16 / Private Club & Cardroom Rules | [https://smarter.poker/rules/run-it-twice-and-all-in-insurance-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/run-it-twice-and-all-in-insurance-rules) |
| **Single & Double-Board Bomb Pot Rules** | Variant Specific | Live Cardroom & Club Arena Bomb Pot Standard | [https://smarter.poker/rules/bomb-pots-and-double-board-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/bomb-pots-and-double-board-rules) |
| **Full Kill & Half-Kill Pot Rules In Limit & Omaha** | Variant Specific | RROP Section 11: Kill Pots | [https://smarter.poker/rules/kill-pots-and-half-kill-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/kill-pots-and-half-kill-rules) |
| **Rabbit Hunting Rules In Live & Online Poker** | Cash Game Procedures | TDA Rule 69B / Live Cardroom Etiquette | [https://smarter.poker/rules/rabbit-hunting-and-dealing-unused-cards](https://smarter.poker/rules/rabbit-hunting-and-dealing-unused-cards) |
| **Check-Raising & Binding Out-Of-Turn Action Rules** | Betting & Action | TDA Rule 53 / RROP Section 3 & Section 14 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/check-raising-and-out-of-turn-action](https://smarter.poker/rules/check-raising-and-out-of-turn-action) |
| **Table Stakes, Chip Visibility & Going South Rules** | Cash Game Procedures | TDA Rule 25 / RROP Section 3: Table Stakes | [https://smarter.poker/rules/chip-visibility-and-table-stakes-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/chip-visibility-and-table-stakes-rules) |
| **Final Table Redraw & Official ICM Chop Agreements** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 12 & Rule 24 / RROP Tournament Section | [https://smarter.poker/rules/final-table-redraw-and-icm-chop-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/final-table-redraw-and-icm-chop-rules) |
| **Tournament Late Registration, Rebuys & Re-Entry Rules** | Tournament TDA | TDA Rule 8, Rule 9 & Rule 10 / RROP Tournament Section | [https://smarter.poker/rules/late-registration-and-re-entry-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/late-registration-and-re-entry-rules) |
| **Knockout Bounty & Mystery Bounty Token Custody Rules** | Tournament TDA | TDA Recommended Procedure RP-16 / Bounty Custody Rules | [https://smarter.poker/rules/bounty-and-mystery-bounty-token-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/bounty-and-mystery-bounty-token-rules) |
| **Pot-Limit Maximum Bet Calculation & Pre-Counting Rules** | Variant Specific | TDA Rule 43 & Rule 51 / RROP Section 14: Pot-Limit | [https://smarter.poker/rules/pot-limit-maximum-bet-calculation-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/pot-limit-maximum-bet-calculation-rules) |
| **Hi-Lo Split 8-Or-Better Qualifier & Counterfeit Rules** | Variant Specific | RROP Section 9 & Section 10: High-Low Split Games | [https://smarter.poker/rules/hi-lo-eight-or-better-qualifier-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/hi-lo-eight-or-better-qualifier-rules) |
| **Short Deck (6+ Hold'em) Button Blind & Flush Ranking Rules** | Variant Specific | Short Deck 6+ Tournament & Cash Game Standard | [https://smarter.poker/rules/short-deck-six-plus-holdem-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/short-deck-six-plus-holdem-rules) |
| **Disputed Pots, Floor Rulings & Camera Review Rules** | Showdown & Pot Award | TDA Rule 1, Rule 12 & Rule 22 / RROP Section 1 | [https://smarter.poker/rules/disputed-pots-and-surveillance-review-rules](https://smarter.poker/rules/disputed-pots-and-surveillance-review-rules) |