New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES
Subchapter 28 - TEXAS HOLD 'EM BONUS POKER
Section 13:69F-28.1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:69F-28.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

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

"Ante" or "ante wager" means the initial wager required to be made prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.

"Bonus wager" means the optional, supplemental wager on the two cards dealt to a player.

"Burn" means to remove the top or next card from the deck and place it face down in the discard rack without revealing it to anyone.

"Community cards" means any of the five cards dealt face up in the center of the table that are used by each player and the dealer with their own two cards to form the best possible five-card poker hand.

"Flop" means the first three community cards dealt face up to the area designated for the placement of the community cards.

"Flop wager" means the second wager, equal to twice the amount of the player's ante, that is required to be made prior to the flop being dealt in order to continue participation in the round of play.

"Fold" means the withdrawal of a player from a round of play by discarding his or her two cards prior to placing the flop wager.

"Hand" means the highest ranking five-card hand that can be formed from the five community cards and the two cards dealt to the dealer or a player.

"Push" means a tie, as defined in 13:69F-28.10(h)3.

"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or group of cards as set forth in 13:69F-28.5.

"River" or "river card" means the fifth and final community card dealt face up to the designated area of the layout.

"River wager" means the fourth wager, equal to the amount of the player's ante, that the player may place prior to the river card being dealt.

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

"Stub" means the remaining portion of the deck after all cards in the round of play have been dealt.

"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards: club, diamond, heart, or spade, with no suit being higher in rank than another.

"Turn" or "turn card" means the fourth community card dealt face up to the designated area of the layout.

"Turn wager" means the third wager, equal to the amount of the player's ante, that a player may place prior to the turn card being dealt.

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