Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The rank of
the cards used in ultimate Texas hold 'em, 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 a "straight"
formed with a two, three, four, and five.
(b) The permissible poker hands at the game
of ultimate Texas hold 'em, 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 10 being the highest ranking five-card straight flush and ace, two,
three, four, and five being the lowest ranking 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 flush
and two, three, four, five, and seven being the lowest ranking 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 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 that 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.
