*** ATTENTION ALL GINNERS ***

YOU ALL NEED TO READ THIS CAREFULLY
WE HAVE A 1 MINUTE (60 SECONDS) TABLE TIMER
YOU WILL HAVE 3 RESETS 3RD BEING A DQ
POST IN LOBBY FOR HOST TO SEE ie 1/3 2/3 3/3
IF YOU ARE CALLED TO PLAY AND YOU SAY BRB
YOU WILL GO ON A 5 MINUTE TIMER
UNDERSTAND THESE ARE THE SAME TIMER RULES
THAT APPLY TO SOMEONE MISSING
ALSO IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SECOND PERSON
CALLED IN PAIRINGS TO MAKE SURE THE TABLE IS SET CORRECTLY
IF YOU DON'T CHECK THEM AND THE TABLE IS SET WRONG
AND YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED PLAYING THE MATCH
YOU MAY NOT RESET THE TABLE TO SET IT RIGHT
YOU MUST CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH THE TABLE SET THE WAY IT IS
RULES TO FOLLOW



HERE AT GINNERS-R-US WE DO NOT TOLERATE RUDENESS..
IF A PLAYER IS RUDE AT A TABLE
PLZ ASK FOR A TD TO COME TO THE TABLE
SO THEY CAN SEE FOR THEMSELVES THAT A PLAYERS BEING RUDE
AND WE CAN GRAB A SCREENSHOT OF IT IF NEED BE.

PLEASE NOTE:
WE ASK THAT YOU ALL REFRAIN FROM ASKING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN THE LOBBY WHILE IN TOURNEYS

AM I UP YET?
WAS I CALLED?
WHO AM I WAITING ON?
WHAT ARE THE RULES AGAIN?

ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS CAUSE WAY TOO MUCH CONFUSION IN THE LOBBY
NOT ONLY FOR THE PLAYERS BUT FOR THE HOST AS WELL

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO READ THE STANDINGS, GREAT
YOU CAN KEEP TRACK THAT WAY
IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW, THEN PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT REGARDLESS
SO PLEASE STOP ASKING
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO WATCH THE LOBBY AND YOUR HOST

THE RULES FOR THE TOURNEY ARE ALWAYS ON THE TOURNEY PAGE
YOU NEED TO GO LOOK AT IT IF YOU ARE LATE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING

THE CO - HA TEAM

*** TIMER RULES ***

GINNERS TIMER RULES FOR SE TOURS PLAYED TO 100, 5 MIN MISSING TIMER

SE TOURS PLAYED TO 50 IS A 2 MIN MISSING TIMER

ALL FAST HAND TOURS UP TO 50 ARE ONLY A 2 MIN MISSING TIMER

DE TOURS YOU WILL GET A 5 MIN MISSING TIMER
ON GAMES PLAYED TO 100/100 IN BOTH BRACKETS

DE TOURS PLAYED TO 100/50 THE TIMER IS AS FOLLOWS
UPPER BRACKET TO 100 - 5 MINS MISSING
LOWER BRACKET TO 50 - 5 MINS MISSING TIMER
IF YOU TIME OUT IN THE UPPER YOU WILL STILL PLAY IN THE LOWER BRACKET

IT IS ALSO YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
LET THE HOST KNOW THAT YOUR OPPONENT IS BACK AND A CARD
HAS BEEN PLAYED - IF WE HOSTS DON'T KNOW
THE TIMER WILL KEEP RUNNING

SWISS TOURNEYS WILL HAVE A MATCH TIMER ON THEM
IF THE GAME IS TO 100 - YOU WILL HAVE 25 MINUTES TO PLAY YOUR MATCH AND A 5 MIN MISSING TIMER EACH ROUND

IF THE GAME IS TO 50 - YOU WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO PLAY YOUR MATCH YOU WILL HAVE A 2 MIN MISSING TIMER EACH ROUND

FIRST TO GIN OR FIRST TO SCORE WIN TOURNEYS
WILL ONLY HAVE A 2 MINUTE MISSING TIMER

REMEMBER TO ALSO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE TABLE IS SET CORRECTLY
IF THERE IS NO SCORE - YOU MAY RESET THE TABLE
IF THERE IS A SCORE - YOU MUST CONTINUE PLAYING YOUR MATCH
WITH THE TABLE SET THE WAY IT IS - NO EXCEPTIONS

IF YOU ARE IN ANOTHER TOURNEY WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO PLAY
YOU WILL NOT, I REPEAT, NOT BE PUT ON A TIMER
YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DQ'D FROM THE TOURNEY
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS, I REPEAT, NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS

WE HAVE A NEW "MONKEY RULE" IN PLACE NOW

ALL TOURNEYS WILL HAVE THE MONKEY RULING IN PLACE
DUE TO THE NUMBER OF HANDS THAT MAY BE CANCELLED
THE MONKEY RULE IS AS FOLLOWS
WHEN YOU GET A "MONKEY" OR CANCELLED HAND IN A MATCH
YOU MUST SAY "1/4" "2/4" OR "3/4" "4/4" IN THE CHAT
DEPENDING ON WHICH NUMBER MONKEY IT IS IN THE HAND
AFTER FOUR (4) MONKEYS AT ANY POINT IN THE GAME
THE PERSON WITH THE HIGHER SCORE WINS
IF THERE IS NO SCORE, OR THE SCORE IS TIED
THE PERSON WITH THE HIGHEST SEED WINS
PLEASE BE SURE TO POST THE MONKEY IN THE CHAT
SO EACH PLAYER CAN KEEP UP
YOU NEED TO LET YOUR HOST KNOW WHEN "4/4" OCCURS

*** ACES ARE ALWAYS SET AS LOW UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ***