Table Rules

Purr Poker follows standard Texas Hold'em rules with platform-specific adaptations for fair, transparent, and enjoyable decentralized gameplay.

Texas Hold'em Basics

Each player receives two private hole cards and uses them with five community cards to make the best five-card poker hand.

Game Sequence

1. Pre-Flop: two hole cards dealt and betting begins.
2. Flop: three community cards and another betting round.
3. Turn: fourth community card and another betting round.
4. River: final community card and final betting round.
5. Showdown: remaining players reveal hands and best hand wins.

Player Actions

• Check: pass action without betting if no current bet exists.
• Bet/Raise: place or increase a wager.
• Call: match the current bet.
• Fold: discard your hand and forfeit the pot.

Hand Rankings

1	Royal Flush	A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit
2	Straight Flush	Five sequential cards of the same suit
3	Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same rank
4	Full House	Three of a kind plus a pair
5	Flush	Five cards of the same suit
6	Straight	Five sequential cards of mixed suits
7	Three of a Kind	Three cards of same rank
8	Two Pair	Two different pairs
9	One Pair	Two cards of same rank
10	High Card	Highest card when no combination exists

Game Structure

No-Limit Hold'em

• Players can bet any amount up to their entire stack.
• Minimum bet equals the big blind.
• Minimum raise must be at least the size of the previous bet or raise.

Pot-Limit Hold'em

• Maximum bet or raise is limited to pot size.
• The platform automatically calculates pot-sized betting limits.

Blinds

Small blind is posted left of the dealer button; big blind is posted left of the small blind. Antes may appear on some tables. The button moves clockwise after each hand.

Table Types & Formats

Cash Games

• Join and leave at any time.
• Minimum buy-in: 20–100 big blinds depending on table.
• Maximum buy-in: 100–250 big blinds depending on table.

Cash game chips represent real cryptocurrency and are withdrawn automatically when leaving.

Tournaments

• Fixed buy-in and equal starting stacks.
• Blinds increase at set intervals.
• Players cannot cash out until eliminated.
• Prizes distributed based on finishing position.

Sit & Go's

• Single-table tournaments that start when seats fill.
• Usually 6 or 9 players.
• Faster blind increases and shorter duration.

Platform-Specific Rules

1. Time Banks
   Players have 15 seconds to act on their turn, with an additional time bank of 30 seconds that can be used for difficult decisions. The time bank replenishes at a rate of 3 seconds per hand played, up to the maximum.
2. Disconnection Policy
   If a player disconnects during a hand, they will automatically check when possible or fold when facing a bet. The player's time bank is used first before auto-actions are taken. After two consecutive hands of inactivity, the player is automatically removed from the table (cash games only).
3. Rake Structure
   For tables created by the Purr Poker protocol, a simple and transparent rake structure is implemented:
   • A fixed 3.5% rake is collected from all pots
   • For custom tables created by users, the table creator can define their own rake structure
   • 65% of all rake collected from protocol tables is distributed to $POKER holders via buyback mechanism
   • For custom tables, 75% of rake goes to the table creator, 25% to the platform
4. Table Chat Rules
   To maintain a positive playing environment, Purr Poker enforces these chat rules:
   • No abusive language, harassment, or offensive content
   • No discussion of hands in progress
   • No collusion or sharing of hole card information
   • No spam, external links, or promotional content
   Note: Violations may result in chat restrictions or account suspension.

Fair Play & Anti-Cheating Measures

Purr Poker employs several measures to ensure fair gameplay:

Collusion Prevention

Advanced algorithms detect suspicious betting patterns and player relationships, with regular audits of hand histories to identify potential collusion.

Bot Detection

Behavior analysis tools identify non-human playing patterns, with CAPTCHA challenges for suspicious accounts and manual review of flagged accounts.

Random Number Generation

Industry-standard RNG certificate ensures truly random card dealing, with each shuffle and deal verifiable.

Multi-Account Prevention

Wallet-based authentication prevents multi-accounting, with device fingerprinting and IP monitoring to detect suspicious login patterns.