Student Player Options

PRACTICE LAB PLAYER OPTIONS 

The primary purpose of FBX Poker School Practices is to facilitate hands-on learning for new and returning poker players.

1. Do you want to play for something of value?  In poker, chips can represent real money; but they don't have to. Student practice players can choose as a group to play without risking anything of value. If chips are chosen to represent real money, the practice feels more like a "social game". Student players usually want the smallest buy-in for a practice session  (social game) to be $5. During practice sessions where the table has empty seats, $5 will be the minimum buy-in. If, however, there is a full table of 10 players (and / or a waitlist), then the minimum buy-in will become 25x the small blind. This usually means the minimum buy-in for full-table practice sessions becomes $25 on Thursdays, $25 on Fridays, $50 on Saturdays, and $125 on Mondays. Students practicing with us should be mindful not to violate state or federal law, including Alaska gambling codes; illegal gambling is prohibited at FBX Poker School.

2. What do you want the small blind and big blind to be for the game?  In poker, the small blind and big blind are mandatory bets that players place before the start of the game. The small blind is placed by the player to the left of the dealer, and the big blind is placed by the player to the left of the small blind. Unless everyone playing at the table agrees to something different, the default small blind and big blind will be 1-2 on Thursday, 1-3 on Friday, 2-5 on Saturday, and 5-5 on Monday. 

3. How do you want to pay the mandatory Lesson Fee? FBX Poker School does not rake the game (take money from bets). We do, however, have to pay the rent and keep the lights on; so we charge fees for the lessons we teach students. The Lesson Fee is $10 for a one hour indivdiual lesson. During group practice sessions, everyone can take turns paying the Lesson Fee individually rotating on the button before the cards are dealt. Or, everyone can agree to pay the Lesson Fee from the pot after the cards are dealt (essentially, the winner of each pot chooses to pay). If we take the Lesson Fee after the cards are dealt, you don't pay unless you win. Lesson Fees are required regardless of whether something of value (money) is wagered in the social game or not. Lesson Fees are the only way for us to keep in business since neither the building we occupy nor the electricity we use are free. 

4. Do you want to contribute to a high hand jackpot for the night? We will pay the progressive jackpot or similar prize to the player winning the best hand of a full-house or higher by the end of the night. Unless everyone playing at the table agrees to something different, the default will be to contribute a small amount for the high hand. 

5. Do you want to play with one board or two?  Double Flop Hold'em is a fairly new and unique variation of standard Texas Hold'em although the structure is very similar to single board Hold'em. However, there are two simultaneous boards in play in any one game for Double Flop Hold'em. Each board will still have five cards and you will always have two hole cards in your hand just like in the standard Hold'em game. Make the best hand on both boards, and you win the entire pot. If you win one board, but another player wins the other, you chop the pot. Unless everyone playing at the table agrees to something different, the default will be one board unless there is over $100 in the pot and at least one player asks for two boards before the dealer puts out the next card. 

6. Do you agree to follow the Code of Conduct and other rules? If not, you cannot practice poker here. FBX Poker School has adapted Mohegan Sun Poker Room Poker Rules and will closely follow those posted rules. All disputes will be decided by Instructor Nate H. unless said person is in a hand or is otherwise unavailable; in that case, disputes will be decided by FBX Poker School Director, Timothy L. FBX Poker School adheres to a strict Code of Conduct. FBX Poker School reserves the right to remove any person from Gamer's Lounge & Internet Cafe with or without reason. Other rules may apply to any promotions.