Poker Rules

Do you know all the rules of poker? Do you know what special rules are required for tournaments? Robert Ciaffone knows them all, and so should you. Robert's Rules of Poker is authored by Robert Ciaffone, better known in the poker world as Bob Ciaffone, a leading authority on card room rules. He is the person who has selected which rules to use and has formatted, organized, and worded the “Robert’s Rules of Poker”. Nearly all the rules he gives are substantively in common use for poker. A lot of the rules are similar to those used in the rulebook of card rooms where he has acted as a rules consultant and rules drafter. Ciaffone authored the rulebook for the Poker Players Association (founded in 1984, now defunct), the first comprehensive set of poker rules for the general public. He has done extensive work on rules for the Las Vegas Hilton, The Mirage, and Hollywood Park Casino, and assisted many other card rooms. Ciaffone is also a regular columnist for Card Player magazine, and can be reached through that publication.