Ratholing Poker
What is Ratholing in Poker? Ratholing is the act of cashing out chips from a cash game table then rebuying with a smaller amount of chips. It is considered unethical behaviour, and against the rules in many cash games. Interestingly,ratholing confers no specific advantage to the ratholer and no disadvantage to the other players at the table. Simply put, ratholing is the process of discreetly removing chips from the table. The goal is to take chips away from your stack without the dealer or any other casino staff noticing. This technique can be used in poker or blackjack. People hate ratholers because they're taking money out of the game that they are unwilling to put at risk. IMO though doing it at Rush is perfectly fine if you're not comfortable playing deep.
In Big Bet poker (Pot Limit or No Limit), a return to the same table after an absence of fewer than 120 minutes is considered part of the same playing session. If a player leaves and wishes to return less than 120 minutes later, they must come back with at least the same amount they left the table with, or with up to 10% less if that is all they have remaining in their bankroll.
This policy is meant to give players a fair chance of winning their money back.
A few exceptions apply:
This policy is not enforced in Play Money and Zoom games. It is not enforced in Fixed Limit games either.
In all these games, there are no restrictions on players leaving a table and returning at any time, as long as they can buy in for the minimum.
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