Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) After the
dealing procedures have been completed, each player shall examine his or her
cards without exposing them to any person, replace the cards face down on the
layout and either place a flop wager or fold and forfeit the ante wager.
1. If a player chooses to place a flop wager,
the wager shall be placed in the designated flop betting area.
2. If a player folds, the player's ante shall
be collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory container.
i. If the player has also placed a pocket
poker wager, the player's cards shall remain on the table pending resolution of
the pocket poker wager at the conclusion of the round of play.
ii. If no pocket poker wager has been made,
the dealer shall immediately spread the cards of the folded hand face down,
collect the cards and place them in the discard rack.
(b) Once all players have either
placed a flop wager or folded, the dealer shall burn the next card. The dealer
shall then turn face up the next two cards in the deck (the flop) and place
them in the designated area for the community cards.
(c) Prior to revealing the river card, the
dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left who has
placed a flop wager and proceeding around the table in a clockwise manner, ask
each player if he or she wishes to place a river wager or fold and forfeit the
ante and flop wagers.
1. If a player elects to
place a river wager, the wager shall be placed in the designated river betting
area.
2. If a player folds, the
player's ante and flop wagers shall be collected by the dealer and placed in
the table inventory container.
i. If the
player has also placed a pocket poker wager, the player's cards shall remain on
the table pending resolution of the pocket poker wager at the conclusion of the
round of play.
ii. If no pocket
poker wager has been made, the dealer shall immediately spread the cards of the
folded hand face down, collect the cards and place them in the discard
rack.
(d)
Once all remaining players have either placed a river wager or folded, the
dealer shall burn the next card face down. The dealer shall then turn face up
the next card in the deck (the river) and place it in the designated area for
the community cards.
(e) Once the
dealer has revealed the river card, the dealer shall, starting with the player
farthest to the dealer's left who has placed a river wager and proceeding
around the table in a clockwise manner, ask each player if he or she wishes to
place a play wager or fold and forfeit the ante, flop and river wagers.
1. If a player elects to place a play wager,
the wager shall be placed in the designated play betting area.
2. If a player folds, the player's ante, flop
and river wagers shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the table
inventory container.
i. If the player has also
placed a pocket poker wager, the player's cards shall remain on the table
pending resolution of the pocket poker wager at the conclusion of the round of
play.
ii. If no pocket poker wager
has been made, the dealer shall immediately spread the cards of the folded hand
face down, collect the cards and place them in the discard rack.
(f) Once all remaining
players have either placed a play wager or folded, the dealer shall remove the
cover card on top of the dealer's cards and place it on the table layout. The
dealer shall then turn the dealer's two cards face up, and announce and place
the cards to indicate the best possible three-card poker hand that can be
formed using a minimum of one of the dealer's two cards and not more than two
of the community cards.
(g)
Starting with the player farthest to the dealer's right who has placed a play
wager and proceeding in a counterclockwise manner around the table, the dealer
shall turn face up the two cards of each player who has placed a play wager and
announce the best possible three-card poker hand that can be formed using a
minimum of one of the player's two cards and not more than two of the community
cards. The wagers of each player shall be resolved one player at a time
regardless of outcome. Unless a player has placed a pocket poker wager, the
hand of the player shall then be immediately collected by the dealer and placed
in the discard rack.
1. At the election of the
casino licensee, the qualifying rank of the dealer's hand shall be either
ace-king or a pair and shall be pre-designated in the rules of the game
submission.
2. If the player's
three-card hand has a lower rank than the dealer's three-card poker hand, the
player shall lose and the dealer shall immediately collect any ante, flop,
river and play wagers made by the player and place the wagers in the table
inventory container.
3. If the
player's three-card hand has a higher rank than the dealer's three-card poker
hand and the dealer's hand qualifies, the player shall win and the dealer shall
pay any ante, flop, river and play wagers made by the player in accordance with
the payout odds set forth in
13:69F-37.11.
4. If the player's three-card hand has a
higher rank than the dealer's three-card poker hand and the dealer's hand fails
to qualify, the player shall win and the dealer shall pay any ante, flop and
river wagers. The play wager shall be deemed a push and neither be paid nor
collected.
5. If the player's
three-card poker hand and the dealer's three-card poker hand are of equal rank,
the player's hand shall be a push. In such case, the dealer shall not collect
or pay the player's wagers.
6.
After settling a player's ante, flop, river, and play wagers, the dealer shall
settle any pocket poker wager made by the player by determining whether the
player's two cards qualify for a payout in accordance with
13:69F-37.11. A winning pocket
poker wager shall be paid without regard to the outcome of any other wager made
by the player. After the pocket poker wager of the player is settled, the
dealer shall immediately collect the cards of that player 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.
