New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES
Subchapter 37 - MINI-TEX 3 CARD HOLD 'EM
Section 13:69F-37.1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:69F-37.1
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 indicated 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.

"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 card" means any of the three cards dealt face up in the center of the table that are used by each player and the dealer with his or her individual two cards to form the best possible three-card poker hand.

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

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

"Fold" means the withdrawal of a player from a round of play by electing not to make the wager required to continue to participate in the round of play.

"Hand" means the highest ranking three-card hand that can be formed from the three community cards and the two cards dealt to the dealer or a player, using at least one of the two cards dealt to the player by the dealer.

"Hole card" means either of the two cards dealt to each player by the dealer at the beginning of each round of play.

"Play wager" means the fourth wager, equal to twice the amount of the player's ante, that the player is required to place prior to the showing of the dealer's cards in order for the player to continue participation in the round of play.

"Pocket poker hand" means the two cards dealt face down to each player which determine the result of the optional pocket poker wager placed by the player.

"Pocket poker wager" means the optional, supplemental wager on whether the two cards dealt to a player qualify for a posted payout.

"Push" means a tie.

"Rank" or ranking means the relative position of a card or group of cards.

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

"River wager" means the third wager, equal to the amount of the player's ante, that is required to be placed prior to the river being dealt in order for the player to continue participation in the round of play.

"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 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.

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