International Association Establishes Poker Rules

Well known Dutch poker pro Marcel Luske has been busy behind the scenes establishing a set of poker rules which he hopes will be adopted around the world.

His Federation Internationale de Poker Association launched its new website yesterday, Fidpa.com, and along with it the International Poker Rules (IP rules) which are designed to serve as the official rule resource for the poker industry. There are 81 technical rules, policies and procedures in the IP rules

Luske explained his motivation for the project, “The new FIDPA website and The IP Rules will ultimately have a worldwide impact on the poker world. Poker has become an international sport and it’s time that the industry comes together to operate like it. It is ridiculous that all around the world, we play poker by an unwritten set of rules, not knowing what to expect.

“Our goal from the beginning was not to dictate how a Tournament Director or card room operates, but rather create a set of player friendly rules and to point out those in the industry that are willing to run fair and friendly poker. As poker players, we need to ask the industry to disclose what those rules are and we need to have a base set of rules so we can easily take notice of their changes.

“We believe the new site provides the best way for players learn the rules and to help the game of poker to continue to grow. “

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