Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The rank of
the cards used in Caribbean stud poker, for the determination of winning hands,
in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, nine,
eight, seven, six, five, four, three, and two. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
an ace may be used to complete a "straight flush" or "straight" formed with a
two, three, four, and five.
(b) The
permissible poker hands at the game of Caribbean stud poker, in order of
highest to lowest rank, shall be:
1. "Royal
flush" is a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 of the same
suit;
2. "Straight flush" is a hand
consisting of five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with king,
queen, jack, 10, and nine being the highest ranking straight flush and ace,
two, three, four, and five being the lowest ranking straight flush;
3. "Four-of-a-kind" is a hand consisting of
four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the highest ranking
four-of-a-kind and four twos being the lowest ranking four-of-a-kind;
4. "Full house" is a hand consisting of
"three-of-a-kind" and a "pair," with three aces and two kings being the highest
ranking full house and three twos and two threes being the lowest ranking full
house;
5. "Flush" is a hand
consisting of five cards of the same suit;
6. "Straight" is a hand consisting of five
cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit, with an ace, king, queen, jack,
and 10 being the highest ranking straight and an ace, two, three, four, and
five being the lowest ranking straight; provided, however, that an ace may not
be combined with any other sequence of cards for purposes of determining a
winning hand (for example, queen, king, ace, two, three);
7. "Three-of-a-kind" is a hand consisting of
three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest ranking
three-of-a-kind and three twos being the lowest ranking
three-of-a-kind;
8. "Two pairs" is
a hand containing two "pairs," with two aces and two kings being the highest
ranking two pair and two threes and two twos being the lowest ranking two pair;
and
9. "One pair" is a hand
containing two cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest ranking
pair and two twos being the lowest ranking pair.
(c) When comparing two hands which are of
identical poker hand rank pursuant to the provisions of this section, or which
contain none of the hands authorized in this section, the hand which contains
the highest ranking card as provided in (a) above which is not contained in the
other hand shall be considered the higher ranking hand. If the hands are of
identical rank after the application of this subsection, the hands shall be
considered a push.
