Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) After the dealing procedures required
under §
653a.8, §
653a.9 or §
653a.10 (relating to procedure for
dealing the cards from a manual shoe; procedure for dealing the cards from the
hand; and procedures 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
Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em 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 cards in full view of the dealer at all
times.
(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 place a Play Wager prior to the dealing of the Flop. The
player may either check or place a Play Wager in an amount equal to three or
four times the amount of the player's Ante Wager. If a player:
(1) Places a Play Wager, the wager shall be
placed in the area designated for the Play Wager.
(2) Checks, the player shall remain in the
game and defer his decision to place a Play Wager until after the Flop is
dealt.
(c) Once all
players have either placed a Play Wager or checked, the dealer shall burn the
next card. The dealer shall then deal the Flop face up to the designated area
for the community cards.
(d) After
the Flop has been dealt, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest
to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each player who
has not already placed a Play Wager if he wishes to place a Play Wager prior to
the dealing of the final two community cards. The player may either check or
place a Play Wager in an amount equal to two times the amount of the player's
Ante Wager. If a player:
(1) Places a Play
Wager, the wager shall be placed in the area designated for the Play
Wager.
(2) Checks, the player shall
remain in the game and defer his decision to place a Play Wager until after the
next two community cards are dealt.
(e) Once all players have either placed a
Play Wager or checked, the dealer shall burn the next card. The dealer shall
then deal the next two cards in the deck face up to the designated area for the
community cards.
(f) After the
final two community cards have been dealt, the dealer shall, beginning with the
player farthest to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask
each player who has not already placed a Play Wager whether he wishes to fold
or place a Play Wager equal in amount to the player's Ante Wager. If a player:
(1) Places a Play Wager, the wager shall be
placed in the area designated for the Play Wager.
(2) Folds, the Ante, Blind and Bad Beat Bonus
Wagers of the player shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the table
inventory container. If the player:
(i) Has
also placed a Trips Wager or a Six Card Bonus Wager, the dealer shall place the
cards of the player face down underneath the player's Trips Wager or Six Card
Bonus Wager pending its resolution at the conclusion of the round of
play.
(ii) Has not placed a Trips
Wager or a Six Card Bonus Wager, the dealer shall immediately collect the
player's cards and place them in the discard rack.
(g) After each player has either
folded or placed a Play Wager, the dealer shall remove the cover card and turn
his two cards face up on the layout. The dealer shall then select five cards
from the dealer's two cards and the five community cards to form the highest
ranking five-card Poker hand and announce the dealer's hand to the
players.
(h) If the dealer's
highest ranking five-card Poker hand:
(1) Is
lower than a pair, the dealer shall, 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, return each player's Ante Wager and resolve the Blind
and Play Wagers in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Is a pair or better, the dealer shall,
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, turn the
two cards of each player who has placed a Play Wager face up on the layout. The
dealer shall select five cards from the player's two cards and the five
community cards to form the highest ranking five-card Poker hand and shall
announce the player's hand. The wagers of each player shall be resolved one
player at a time regardless of outcome. If a player's five-card Poker hand:
(i) Is ranked lower than the dealer's
five-card Poker hand, the dealer shall immediately collect the Ante, Blind and
Play Wagers made by the player.
(ii) Is ranked higher than the dealer's
five-card Poker hand, the dealer shall pay the Ante, Blind and Play Wagers made
by the player in accordance with the payout odds in §
653a.12(a) and (b)
(relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate
of progression; payout limitation). The player's Blind Wager shall be returned
if the player's winning hand is not a straight or better or a flush or better
depending on the paytable selected by the certificate holder.
(iii) Is equal in rank to the dealer's
five-card hand, the dealer shall return the player's Ante, Blind and Play
Wagers.
(i)
After settling a player's Ante, Blind and Play Wagers, the dealer shall settle
any Trips Wager made by the player as follows:
(1) If the player's hand contains a
three-of-a-kind or better as provided in §
653a.6(b)
(relating to Texas Hold 'Em Bonus Poker rankings), the dealer shall pay the
winning Trips Wager in accordance with § 653a.12(c).
(2) If the player's hand does not contain a
three-of-a-kind or better, the dealer shall collect the player's losing Trips
Wager.
(j) The dealer
shall then settle the Bad Beat Bonus Wager as follows:
(1) If the player's hand contains a
three-of-a-kind or better and the dealer's hand outranks the player's hand, as
provided in §
653a.6(b), the
certificate holder shall pay the winning Bad Beat Bonus Wager in accordance
with §
653a.12(g) based
on the rank of the player's losing hand.
(2) If the dealer's hand contains a
three-of-a-kind or better and the player's hand outranks the dealer's hand, as
provided in §
653a.6(b), the
certificate holder shall pay the winning Bad Beat Bonus Wager in accordance
with §
653a.12(g) based
on the rank of the dealer's losing hand.
(3) If the player's hand and the dealer's
hand tie, if the player's hand of a three-of-a-kind or better does not lose to
the dealer's hand, or if the dealer's hand of a three-of-a-kind or better does
not lose to the player's hand, the dealer shall collect the losing Bad Beat
Bonus Wager.
(k) The
dealer shall then settle the Progressive Payout Wager, if offered by the
certificate holder. A winning Progressive Payout Wager shall be paid
irrespective of whether the player's hand outranks the dealer's hand and be
based on the rank of the player's two cards and the three-card Flop. If a
player has won a progressive payout, the dealer shall:
(1) Verify that the hand is a winning
hand.
(2) Verify that the
appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
illuminated.
(3) Have a floorperson
or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate
holder's approved internal control procedures.
(4) Pay the winning Progressive Payout Wager
in accordance with the payout odds in §
653a.12(d). 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.
(5) Pay any Envy Bonus won in accordance with
§
653a.12(d).
Players making a Progressive Payout Wager shall receive an Envy Bonus when
another player at the same Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker table is the holder of
an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses if
more than one other player is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A
player is not entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand or the hand of the
dealer.
(l) The dealer
shall settle the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager, if offered by the certificate
holder, and any Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payouts. A winning Five Card Hand
Bonus shall be paid irrespective of whether the player's hand outranks the
dealer's hand and based on the rank of the player's or the dealer's two cards
and the three-card Flop. If a player has won a Five Card Hand Bonus or any
Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payout, the dealer shall:
(1) Verify that the hand is a winning
hand.
(2) 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).
(3) 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 §
653a.12(e). 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.
(m) To settle the Six Card Bonus Wager, the
dealer shall reveal the four additional Six Card Bonus cards and combine them
with the player's two cards to form the highest ranking Poker hand as provided
in §
653a.6(d). If the
player's hand:
(1) Does not contain a
three-of-a-kind or better, the dealer shall collect the player's losing Six
Card Bonus Wager.
(2) Contains a
three-of-a-kind or better, the dealer shall pay the winning Six Card Bonus
Wager in accordance with § 653a.12(f).
(n) 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 § 653a.11 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1)
and (2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
653a.7 (relating to wagers); 58
Pa. Code §
653a.8 (relating to procedure for
dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe); 58 Pa. Code §
653a.9 (relating to procedure for
dealing the cards from the hand); 58 Pa. Code §
653a.10 (relating to procedures
for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe); and 58 Pa. Code §
653a.13 (relating to
irregularities).
