The following penalty applies when a player has a significant number of cards marked and it appears that there is an unintentional but noticeable pattern among them. Although this infraction assumes accidental marking, having significant markings can give players an advantage in tournaments and therefore requires a relatively strict penalty.The following penalty applies when a player has a significant number of cards marked and it appears that there is an unintentional but noticeable pattern among them. Although this infraction assumes accidental marking, having significant markings can give players an advantage in tournaments and therefore requires a relatively strict penalty.
A marked card is a card that can be identified without seeing the front of the card. This includes but is not limited to warping, creases, discoloration, card thickness or texture, and water-marks. If the cards are sleeved, this includes but is not limited to sleeves with identifying marks or other unique characteristics that distinguish it from other juiced ink cards in the Deck. Cards that have been physically altered to add or subtract layers of foil, etc, are not legal for sanctioned tournament play.
If players are using sleeves to protect their cards, they should take extra precautions to ensure that their sleeves do not become marked during the course of a tournament. The head judge may require a player to re-sleeve their poker cheat deck should they feel that the sleeves are marked.
On extremely rare occasions, a player may pull a miscut or misprinted card with luminous ink from a product. These cards are not considered to be tournament legal if they can be identified without seeing the front of the card. If they cannot replace the card(s), or choose not to replace the card by the 10-minute mark in the Match, they will be marked as a no-show and dropped from the tournament. If the player does not wish to drop from the tournament, they must notify the scorekeeper.
