(1) Ultimate Texas Hold'em shall be played on
a table having player positions for no more than six players on one side of the
table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. A true-to-scale
rendering and a color photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the
Bureau prior to utilizing the layout design.
(2) The layout for an ultimate Texas Hold'em
table shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) The
name or trade name of the gaming licensee;
(b) Four separate designated betting areas at
each player position for the placement of ante, blind, play and trips wagers,
configured with the trips wager area closest to the dealer, the play wager area
farthest from the dealer, the ante wager area arrayed between the trips wager
area and the play wager area, and the blind wager area to the right of and
separated from the ante wager area by an "=" symbol;
(c) A separate designated area for the
placement of the five community cards, which area shall be located in the
center of the table between the table inventory container and the player
betting areas;
(d) A separate
designated area for the placement of the dealer's two cards, which area shall
be located between the table inventory container and the designated area for
the community cards described in 205 CMR 146.40(2)(c);
(e) An inscription indicating that an ante
wager shall push if the dealer has less than a pair; and
(f) Unless the gaming licensee complies 205
CMR 146.40(3) an inscription at each player position describing the following:
1. The payout odds for blind and trips
wagers;
2. That a blind wager shall
not be paid unless the player's hand ranks higher than the dealer's hand;
and
3. The rules governing the
required amount of a play wager as a multiple of the player's ante wager (three
or four times the ante if made prior to any community cards being dealt; two
times the ante if made after the flop is dealt but prior to the final two
community cards being dealt; or equal to the ante if made after all community
cards are dealt but prior to the dealer's cards being revealed).
(3) If the information
required by 205 CMR 146.40(2)(f) is not inscribed on the layout, a sign shall
be posted at each ultimate Texas Hold'em table that sets forth such
information.
(4) Each ultimate
Texas Hold'em table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the
same side of the table as, but on opposite sides of the dealer.
