Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) After the dealing procedures required
under §
643a.8, §
643a.9 or §
643a.10 (relating to procedure for
dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
from the hand; and procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
shoe) have been completed, each player shall examine his cards subject to the
following limitations:
(1) Each player who
wagers at Let It Ride Poker shall be responsible for his own hand and no person
other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were dealt may touch the
cards of that player.
(2) Each
player shall keep his three cards in full view of the dealer at all
times.
(3) After each player has
made a decision regarding Bet Number 2 as required under subsection (d), the
player's cards shall be placed face down on the appropriate area of the layout
as specified by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in
accordance with §
601a.2 (relating to table games
Rules Submissions). The player may not touch the cards
again.
(b) After each
player has examined his cards, the dealer shall, beginning with the player
farthest to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each
player if he wishes to withdraw Bet Number 1 or Let It Ride. If a player:
(1) Chooses to let Bet Number 1 ride, that
bet must remain on the designated betting area of the layout until the end of
the round of play.
(2) Chooses to
withdraw Bet Number 1, the dealer shall move the value chips on the betting
area designated for Bet Number 1 toward the player who shall then immediately
remove the value chips from the betting area.
(c) After each player has made a decision
regarding Bet Number 1, the dealer shall then turn the community card that is
to the dealer's left face up and place it to the right of the remaining
community card. The exposed card shall become the first community
card.
(d) After the first community
card is exposed, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the
dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each player if he
wishes to withdraw Bet Number 2 or Let It Ride. This decision shall be made by
each player regardless of the decision made concerning Bet Number 1. If a
player:
(1) Chooses to let Bet Number 2 ride,
that bet must remain on the designated betting area of the layout until the end
of the round of play.
(2) Chooses
to withdraw Bet Number 2, the dealer shall move the value chips on the betting
area designated for Bet Number 2 toward the player who shall then immediately
remove the value chips from the betting area.
(e) The dealer shall then turn the second
community card face up on the table.
(f) After the second community card is turned
face up, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's right and
continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, the dealer shall
turn the three cards of the player face up on the layout and combine the two
community cards and the three cards dealt to the player shall form the highest
ranking five-card Poker hand of that player. If the player's hand:
(1) Contains a pair of 9s or lower, the
dealer shall collect the player's losing Let It Ride Poker Wagers.
(2) Contains a pair of 10s or better, the
dealer shall pay the player's winning Let it Ride Poker Wagers in accordance
with §
643a.12(a)
(relating to payout odds; payout limitation).
(g) After settling the player's Let It Ride
Poker Wagers, the dealer shall settle any Five Card Bonus Wagers, Three Card
Bonus Wagers, Progressive Payout Wagers or Five Card Hand Bonus Wagers as
follows:
(1) If a player placed a Five Card
Bonus Wager and the two community cards and the three cards dealt to the
player:
(i) Form a five-card Poker hand of two
pair or better, or a pair of 10s or better, depending on the payout table
selected by the certificate holder, the dealer shall pay the winning Five Card
Bonus Wager in accordance with § 643a.12(b).
(ii) Does not form a five-card Poker hand of
two pair or better, or a pair of 10s or better, depending on the payout table
selected by the certificate holder, the dealer shall collect the losing Five
Card Bonus Wager.
(2) If
a player placed a Three Card Bonus Wager and the three cards dealt to the
player:
(i) Form a three-card Poker hand of a
pair or better as defined in §
643a.6(c)
(relating to Let It Ride Poker rankings), the dealer shall pay the winning
Three Card Bonus Wager in accordance with § 643a.12(c).
(ii) Does not form a three-card Poker hand of
a pair or better as defined in §
643a.6(c), the
dealer shall collect the player's losing Three Card Bonus
Wager.
(3) If a player
placed a Three-Card Progressive Payout Wager and the three cards dealt to the
player form a three-of-a-kind or better, as defined in §
643a.6(d), or a
straight or better, depending on the paytable selected by the certificate
holder, the dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the
hand is a winning hand.
(ii) Verify
that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
illuminated.
(iii) Have a
floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the
certificate holder's approved internal control procedures.
(iv) Pay the winning Three-Card Progressive
Payout Wager in accordance with the payout odds in §
643a.12(d)(1). If
a player has won a progressive payout that is 100% of the jackpot amount on the
progressive meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from the table
inventory container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is not being
paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player must remain
on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.
(v) Pay any Three-Card Envy Bonus won in
accordance with §
643a.12(d)(5).
Players making a Three-Card Progressive Payout Wager shall receive a Three-Card
Envy Bonus when another player at the same Let It Ride Poker table is the
holder of a Three-Card Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to
multiple Envy Bonuses if more than one player is the holder of a Three-Card
Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player is not entitled to a Three-Card Envy Bonus
for his own hand.
(4) If
a player placed a Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager and the player's three
cards and the two community cards form a three-of-a-kind or better, as defined
in §
643a.6(b), the
dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the hand is a
winning hand.
(ii) Verify that the
appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
illuminated.
(iii) Have a
floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the
certificate holder's approved internal control procedures.
(iv) Pay the winning Five-Card Progressive
Payout Wager in accordance with the payout odds in §
643a.12(e)(1). If
a player has won a progressive payout that is a percentage of the jackpot
amount on the progressive meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from
the table inventory container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is
not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player
must remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been
completed.
(v) Pay any Five-Card
Envy Bonus won in accordance with §
643a.12(e)(5).
Players making a Progressive Payout Wager shall receive a Five-Card Envy Bonus
when another player at the same Let It Ride Poker table is the holder of a
Five-Card Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy
Bonuses if more than one player is the holder of a Five-Card Envy Bonus
Qualifying Hand. A player is not entitled to a Five-Card Envy Bonus for his own
hand.
(5) If a player
placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager, the dealer shall settle any Magic Card or
Lucky Bonus payouts and any winning Five Card Hand Bonus wagers as follows:
(i) Verify that the hand is a winning
hand.
(ii) Have a floorperson or
above verify any Five Card Hand Bonus payout with odds of 500 for 1 or a payout
that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter in
accordance with approved internal control procedures submitted under §
465a.2 (relating to internal
control systems and audit protocols).
(iii) Credit the player's game account for
the winning Five Card Hand Bonus Wager or the Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payout
in accordance with §
643a.12(f). If a
player has won a Five Card Hand Bonus payout that is a percentage of the
jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the payout may not be paid to the
player's game account. If a player has won a payout that is not being paid to
the player's game account, the winning hand must remain on the table until the
necessary documentation has been completed.
(6) If a player placed a Six Card Bonus
Wager, the dealer shall reveal the three Six Card Bonus cards and combine them
with the player's three cards to form the highest ranking Poker hand as
provided in §
643a.6(e). If the
player's hand:
(i) Does not contain a
three-of-a-kind or better, the dealer shall collect the player's losing Six
Card Bonus Wager.
(ii) Contains a
three-of-a-kind or better, the dealer shall pay the winning Six Card Bonus
Wager in accordance with § 643a.12(g).
(h) After all wagers of the player have been
settled, the dealer shall remove all remaining cards from the table and place
them in the discard rack in a manner that permits the reconstruction of each
hand in the event of a question or dispute.
The provisions of this § 643a.11 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1)
and (2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
643a.1 (relating to definitions);
58 Pa. Code §
643a.7 (relating to wagers); 58
Pa. Code §
643a.12 (relating to payout odds;
payout limitation); and 58 Pa. Code §
643a.13 (relating to
irregularities).
