New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES
Subchapter 23 - COLORADO HOLD 'EM POKER
Section 13:69F-23.11 - Procedures for completion of each round of play for version with permissible bet wager

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:69F-23.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) After the dealing procedures required by 13:69F-23.7, 23.8, or 23.9 have been completed, each player shall examine his or her cards.

1. Each player who wagers at Colorado hold 'em poker shall be responsible for his or her own hand and no other person other than the dealer may touch the cards of that player.

2. Each player shall be required to keep his or her cards in full view of the dealer at all times.

(b) After each player has examined his or her cards, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each player if he or she wishes to play or declare an instant winner.

1. If a player chooses to continue play, the player may place an additional wager ("bet wager") exactly equal to the amount of the player's initial wager in the betting area designated "bet." The player must then select one card from the three cards initially dealt to him or her, and discard the selected card by placing it face down in the designated area in front of the player.

2. If the three cards initially dealt to the player qualify as a three-card instant winner in accordance with 13:69F-23.3, the player may:
i. Choose to declare an instant winner by turning all three cards face up. A player declaring and qualifying for an instant winner may not make any additional wager for that round of play. The dealer shall verify that the player's hand qualifies for a payout as an instant winner. The dealer shall thereupon pay the initial wager in accordance with 13:69F-23.13(b), collect the cards dealt to the player and place them in the discard rack before exposing any community card; or

ii. Choose not to declare an instant winner, in which event he or she may continue the current round of play in accordance with this section.

(c) After each player has made a decision to play or declare an instant winner, the dealer shall turn the three community cards face up in the designated area in front of the dealer.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in (h) below after the community cards are exposed, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to his or her right and continuing counterclockwise around the table, turn face up the two cards of each player who has placed a wager in accordance with (b)1 above.

1. The three community cards and two remaining cards dealt to each player shall form the five-card hand of each player.

2. The dealer shall examine the cards of each player to determine if the player's hand qualifies for a payout pursuant to 13:69F-23.13.

(e) Any wager on a hand which has a rank that is lower than a pair of nines shall be a losing wager. All losing wagers shall be immediately collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory container. The cards of any player who has made a losing wager shall be collected and placed in the discard rack.

(f) Any wager on a hand which has a rank of a pair of nines or 10s shall be a push. If the hand of the player is a push, the dealer shall not collect or pay the wager but shall immediately collect the cards of that player after all losing wagers and hands have been collected.

(g) 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 the dealer has paid all winning wagers. Each winning wager that remains on the table shall be paid in accordance with the payout odds listed in 13:69F-23.13 or as otherwise approved by the Division.

1. The dealer shall pay all winning wagers beginning with the player farthest to the right of the dealer and continuing counterclockwise around the table.

2. After paying all winning wagers, the dealer shall immediately collect the cards of all winning players and the community cards and place them in the discard rack.

(h) 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.

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