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From my House Rules ver 31.d:
24. Dead Hands. A hand is dead, mucked or fouled if:
(a) You fold or announce that you are folding when facing a bet or a raise.
(b) You throw your hand away in a forward motion causing another player to act behind you (even if not facing a bet).
(c) In stud, when facing a bet, you pick your up cards off the table, turn your up cards facedown, or mix your up cards and down cards together.
(d) The hand does not contain the proper number of cards for that particular game. See Rule 23b Wrong Number of Cards.
(e) You act on a hand with a joker (bug) as a hole card in a game not using a joker (bug). (A player who acts on a hand without looking at a card assumes the liability of finding an improper card in his hand).
(f) You take more than 5 minutes to decide your play when facing a bet or raise.
(g) Cards thrown into the muck may be ruled dead. However, a hand that is clearly identifiable may be retrieved at management's discretion if doing so is in the best interest of the game. We will make an extra effort to rule a hand retrievable if it was folded as a result of false information given to the player.
(h) Cards thrown into another player's hand are dead, whether they are face-up or facedown. The other’s player hand is live if it is clearly identifiable from the tossed cards. Protect your cards with a marker! See Rule 30.
(i) If your cards drop below the table, your hand is dead. A single inadvertent dropped card on the floor can be retrieved (you must play it, no new card). If any other player saw the value of the card then the card is exposed to everyone. Please keep your cards in view on the table or in your hands above the table. Do not completely cover your cards with your hands.
(j) Shared hands between active players will cause both hands to be dead.
30. Protect your hand! Protect your hand at all times. Your cards may be protected with your hands, a chip, or other object placed on top of them. If you fail to protect your hand, you will have no redress if it becomes fouled or the dealer accidentally kills it.
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