Tournament Rule #12
Another in our series covering the rules of the Tournament Directors Association.
Rule #12: No Disclosure. No Advice. One Player to a Hand.
Players are obligated to protect the other players in the tournament at all times. Therefore, players, whether in the hand or not, may not:
1. Disclose contents of live or folded hands
2. Advise or criticize play before the action is complete.
3. Read a hand that hasn’t been tabled
The one-player-to-a-hand rule will be enforced.
There is some debate about what two heads up players can and cannot discuss while in the hand. Clearly, however, players not involved in the hand should not discuss the hand in any way; should not offer advice or any information they have about the hand or the players involved. No player may have an substantive conversation with any other person about the hand at any time.
The one exception to this rule is the consideration given to blind players. They may have an associate who reads their cards for them and also will in an audible voice tell them what bets are made and what cards appear on the flop, turn and river.
-This is Beginner’s Poker Blog Post #139
