New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES
Subchapter 21 - FAST ACTION HOLD 'EM
Section 13:69F-21.1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:69F-21.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Community card" means any of the five cards that are dealt to the designated areas in the center of the table and are used by both the players at the table and the dealer to form five-card hands.

"Copy hand" means a five-card hand of a player that is identical in rank to the five-card hand of the dealer.

"Dealing marker" means the object used to designate the position to which the first card out of the shoe shall be dealt as set forth in 13:69F-21.7.

"Five-card hand" means the highest ranking five-card hand that is possible for each player and the dealer pursuant to 13:69F-21.3 using the five community cards and the two cards retained by each player and the dealer after setting his or her hand.

"Natural" means the first four cards dealt to a player or the dealer are a four-of-a-kind.

"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative value of a card or group of cards, as set forth in 13:69F-21.3, in determining a winning five-card hand.

"Round of play" or "round" means one complete cycle of play during which all players then playing at the table have placed a wager, been dealt a hand, and have had their wagers paid or collected in accordance with this subchapter.

"Running cards" means two cards of consecutive rank.

"Setting of a hand" means the process by which each player and the dealer selects the two cards from his or her original four cards to be used with the community cards to form the highest ranking five-card hand.

"Suit" shall mean one of the four categories of cards: club, diamond, heart, or spade.

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