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Tournament Directors Association

The new standardized TDA rules:

Chip-race rule: When it is time to color-up chips, they will be raced off with a maximum of one chip going to any player. The chip-race always will start in the No.1 seat.
Odd chips: The odd chip(s) will go to the high hand. In flop games, when there are two or more high hands or two or more low hands, the odd chip(s) will go to the left of the button. In stud-type games, the odd chip will go to the high card by suit.
Side pots: Each side pot will be split as a separate pot. They will not be mixed together before they are split.
Calling for the clock procedures: Once a clock is called for, a player will be given one minute to make a decision. If action has not been taken by the time the minute is over, there will be a 10-second countdown. If a player has not acted on his hand by the time the countdown is over, the hand will be dead.
Dead Button: Tournament play will use a dead button.
Penalties: A penalty MAY be invoked if a player exposes any card with action pending, if a card(s) goes off the table, if softplay occurs, or similar incidents take place. Penalties WILL be invoked in cases of abuse, disruptive behavior, or similar incidents.
Players must be at the table to call time. In flop games, the big blind's hand will be dead if he is not there to act on it before the flop. In stud-type games, the forced low hand will be immediately dead if the player is not there to act on his hand at the time he is required to put money in the pot (the minimum bring-in will be posted and the hand will be killed).
Half-bet rule: If a player puts in a raise of 50% or more of the previous bet, he will be required to make a full raise.
All cards will be turned face up once a player is all-in and all action is complete.
In limit games, an oversized chip will be constituted to be a call if the player does not announce raise. In no-limit, an oversized chip before the flop is a call; after the flop, an oversized chip put in the pot will constitute the size of the bet.
The one player-to-a-hand rule will be enforced.
A draw for the button will be held at the beginning of each flop-type event.
Tournament and satellite seats will be randomly assigned. In satellites, the dealer will shuffle and give each player a seat assignment that cannot be exchanged.
The English-only rule will be enforced during tournament play.