Ratholing Poker

In Big Bet poker (Pot Limit or No Limit), a return to the same table after an absence of fewer than 120 minutes is considered part of the same playing session. If a player leaves and wishes to return less than 120 minutes later, they must come back with at least the same amount they left the table with, or with up to 10% less if that is all they have remaining in their bankroll.

What is Ratholing in Poker? Ratholing is the act of cashing out chips from a cash game table then rebuying with a smaller amount of chips. It is considered unethical behaviour, and against the rules in many cash games. Interestingly,ratholing confers no specific advantage to the ratholer and no disadvantage to the other players at the table.

People hate ratholers because they're taking money out of the game that they are unwilling to put at risk. IMO though doing it at Rush is perfectly fine if you're not comfortable playing deep. In poker, 'ratholing' is the term given to the act of taking chips off the table during a cash game without telling anybody. Let's say that you are playing in a cash game at your local casino. You start with $200 in chips and quickly double up when you are dealt pocket Aces against your opponent's pocket Kings.

This policy is meant to give players a fair chance of winning their money back.

A few exceptions apply:
This policy is not enforced in Play Money and Zoom games. It is not enforced in Fixed Limit games either.

In all these games, there are no restrictions on players leaving a table and returning at any time, as long as they can buy in for the minimum.

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