Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) After the
dealing procedures required by
13:69F-16.7, 16.8 or 16.9 have
been completed but before the dealer exposes the hole cards, each player shall,
after examining his or her cards, either place a bet wager in the designated
betting area or fold and forfeit the ante wager. If a player folds, the entire
ante wager shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory
container. A folded hand shall then be immediately collected by the dealer and
placed in the discard rack.
(b)
Each player who makes a bet wager shall be responsible for his or her own hand
and no other person other than the dealer may touch the cards of that player.
Each player shall be required to keep the five cards in full view of the dealer
at all times. Once each player has examined his or her cards and placed the
five cards face down on the appropriate area of the layout, the player shall
not touch the cards again.
(c) No
player may exchange or communicate information regarding his or her hand prior
to the dealer revealing the hole cards. Any violation shall result in a
forfeiture of all wagers on that round by the players communicating.
(d) After all players have either placed a
bet wager or folded, the dealer shall turn over and reveal the dealer's hole
cards and set the highest ranking poker hand.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in (g)
below, after the hole cards are revealed, the dealer shall, starting with the
player farthest to his or her right, turn over the player's cards and if the
dealer has a qualifying hand:
1. All losing
wagers shall immediately be collected by the dealer and placed in the table
inventory container. All losing hands shall then be immediately collected by
the dealer and placed in the discard rack. Ante and bet wagers made by a player
shall lose if the qualifying hand of the dealer has a hand rank which is higher
than the hand of that player.
2. If
the hand of the player ties with that of the dealer's qualifying hand, the hand
of the player shall be a push. The dealer shall not collect or pay the wagers,
but shall immediately collect the cards of that player after all losing wagers
and hands have been collected.
3.
After all losing wagers and pushes have been settled, all winning wagers shall
be paid. All winning hands shall remain face up on the layout until all winning
ante, bet wagers and, if applicable, progressive payout wagers are paid.
Winning wagers shall be paid in accordance with the payout odds listed in
13:69F-16.12. The dealer shall pay
all winning wagers beginning with the player farthest to the right of the
dealer and continuing counterclockwise around the table. Any wager made by a
player shall win if the hand of the player has a hand rank higher than that of
the dealer's qualifying hand. After paying all winning ante and bet wagers, the
dealer shall immediately collect the cards of all winning players and place
them in the discard rack, together with the remaining cards in the deck used
for that round of play; provided, however, if a player has won a progressive
payout which is not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of
that player shall remain on the table until the necessary documentation has
been completed pursuant to the rules of the Division.
(f) Except as provided in (g) below, after
the hole cards are revealed, if the dealer does not have a qualifying hand:
1. It shall be the option of the casino
licensee whether or not the dealer shall turn over the player's cards. If the
casino elects not to turn over all the player's cards, the dealer shall be
required to turn over the cards of any player who has made a progressive wager
pursuant to
13:69F-16.11;
2. The dealer shall immediately announce "No
hand" and shall pay all ante wagers at payouts odds of 1 to 1. The dealer shall
pay all ante wagers beginning with the player farthest to the right of the
dealer and continuing counterclockwise around the table;
3. All bet wagers shall be considered void
and the dealer shall neither collect nor pay said wagers; and
4. After paying all ante wagers, the dealer
shall immediately collect the cards of all players and place them in the
discard rack, together with the remaining cards in the deck used for the round
of play; provided, however, if a player has won a progressive payout which is
not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player
shall not be collected until the necessary documentation has been
completed.
(g) All cards
collected by the dealer shall be picked up in order and placed in the discard
rack in such a way that they can be readily arranged to reconstruct each hand
in the event of a question or dispute.
