There are several worthy sets of poker laws (see page 11). It is not so important that players adopt any particular set of laws as that they adopt some set of written laws and follow it strictly. If players wish to add house rules or special customs it is their privilege to do so but these too should be written. The following laws are recommended because experience has shown that they answer virtually any question that is likely to arise in a poker game.
The laws have three main sections: General laws, applying to all forms of poker; laws applying to draw or closed poker; and laws applying to stud or open poker.