Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The rank of
the cards used in Boston 5 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 five-card poker hands at the game of Boston 5 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
ace, king, queen, jack, and 1 being the highest ranking five-card straight
flush and ace, two, three, four, and five being the lowest five-card 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 a "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, not in consecutive
order, with ace, king, queen, jack, and nine being the highest ranking
five-card flush and two, three, four, five, and seven being the lowest ranking
five-card flush;
6. "Straight" is a
hand consisting of five unsuited cards of consecutive rank, with an ace, king,
queen, jack, and 10 being the highest ranking five-card 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, and
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
consisting of 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
consisting of 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 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.
(d) For purposes
of the optional bonus wager as defined in
13:69F-24.6(c),
the permissible three-card hands at the game of Boston 5 stud poker recognized
for a payout in accordance with
13:69F-24.11(d)
shall be:
1. "Three-card straight flush" is a
hand consisting of three cards of the same suit in consecutive
ranking;
2. "Three-of-a-kind" is a
hand consisting of three cards of the same rank;
3. "Three-card straight" is a hand consisting
of three unsuited cards of consecutive rank; provided, however, that an ace may
not be combined with a king and two;
4. "Three-card flush" is a hand consisting of
three cards of the same suit, not in consecutive order; and
5. "One pair" is a hand consisting of two
cards of the same rank.
