Why can’t I get back onto the No-Limit Hold’em table with just the minimum buy-in?
We apply the following basic rules in such situations at Top Flight Poker: 1. A player leaves a table (no-limit/pot-limit tables only) with an amount of money which is LESS than the minimum buy-in. This player may return to the same table with the minimum buy-in designated for that table. 2. A player leaves a table (no-limit/pot-limit tables only) with an amount of money which is MORE than the minimum buy-in for that table. If the player returns to the same table within 1 hour, he may only return with the amount with which he left the table or more, regardless of what the minimum buy-in for that table is. Here’s an example: In no-limit and pot-limit games, if a player leaves a table ($20 minimum buy-in) with $30 and returns within 1 hour, he is obligated to rejoin the table with $30 or more. This requirement is one of the basic poker rules for NL and PL games, and is intended to provide a fair, competitive playing environment for the players.
