Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(a) After the dealing procedures required
under §
657a.8, §
657a.9 or §
657a.10 (relating to procedure for
dealing the cards from a manual dealing 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 Crazy 4 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 five 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 who placed Ante and Super Bonus Wagers if he wishes to forfeit the Ante
and Super Bonus Wagers and end his participation in the round of play or make a
Play Wager in an amount equal to the player's Ante Wager. A player who has a
pair of aces or better may place a Play Wager in an amount up to three times
the player's Ante Wager. If a player:
(1) Has
placed Ante, Super Bonus and Queens Up Wagers but does not make a Play Wager,
the player shall forfeit all three wagers.
(2) Has placed Ante, Super Bonus and Four or
Five-Card Progressive Payout Wagers but does not make a Play Wager, the player
shall forfeit all three wagers but may not forfeit the eligibility to receive
an Envy Bonus under §
657a.12(d)(5) or
(e)(5) (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus;
rate of progression).
(3) Has
placed Ante, Super Bonus and Six Card Bonus Wagers but does not make a Play
Wager, the player shall forfeit the Ante and Super Bonus Wagers but not forfeit
the Six Card Bonus Wager and the player's cards shall remain on the layout
until the optional wager is settled in accordance with subsection
(g).
(c) After each
player who has placed Ante and Super Bonus Wagers has either placed a Play
Wager on the designated area of the layout or forfeited his wagers and hand,
the dealer shall collect all forfeited wagers and associated cards and place
the cards in the discard rack. The dealer shall then reveal the dealer's cards
and place the cards so as to form the highest possible ranking four-card Poker
hand. After the dealer's cards are turned face up, the dealer shall, beginning
with the player farthest to the dealer's right and continuing around the table
in a counterclockwise direction, complete the following applicable procedures
in succession for each player:
(1) The dealer
shall turn the five cards of each player face up on the layout.
(2) The dealer shall examine the cards of the
player and form the highest possible ranking four-card Poker hand for each
player.
(3) If the dealer's highest
ranking four-card Poker hand:
(i) Is ranked
lower than a king, the dealer shall return each player's Ante Wager and pay out
the Play and Super Bonus Wagers made by the player in accordance with the
payout odds in §
657a.12(a) and
(b). The player's Super Bonus Wager shall be
returned if the player's winning hand is not a straight or better.
(ii) Is a king or better, and the player's
highest ranking four-card Poker hand is ranked:
(A) Lower than the dealer's four-card Poker
hand, the dealer shall immediately collect the Ante and Play Wagers made by the
player but shall pay out the Super Bonus Wager made by the player in accordance
with the payout odds in §
657a.12(b).
(B) Higher than the dealer's four-card Poker
hand, the dealer shall pay the Ante, Play and Super Bonus Wagers made by the
player in accordance with the payout odds in §
657a.12(a) and
(b). The player's Super Bonus Wager will be
returned if the player's winning hand is not a straight or better.
(C) Is equal in rank to the dealer's
four-card hand, the dealer shall return the Ante and Play Wagers and pay out
the Super Bonus Wager in accordance with the payout odds in §
657a.12(b). The
player's Super Bonus Wager will be returned if the player's winning hand is not
a straight or better.
(d) After settling the player's Ante, Play
and Super Bonus Wagers, the dealer shall settle a Queens Up Wager by
determining whether the player's four-card Poker hand qualifies for a payout in
accordance with §
657a.12(c). A
winning Queens Up Wager shall be paid irrespective of whether the player's
four-card Poker hand outranks the dealer's hand.
(e) After settling a player's Ante, Play,
Super Bonus and Queens Up Wagers, the dealer shall then settle the Four-Card or
Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager, if offered by the certificate holder. For
the Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager, the dealer shall form the highest
ranking five-card Poker hand from the five cards dealt to each player. A
winning Progressive Payout Wager shall be paid irrespective of whether the
player's hand outranks the dealer's hand. 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 Four-Card Progressive
Payout Wager in accordance with the payout odds in §
657a.12(d)(1) or
the winning Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with the payout
odds in §
657a.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
shall remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been
completed.
(5) Pay any Envy Bonus
as follows:
(i) Players making a Four-Card
Progressive Payout Wager shall receive a Four-Card Envy Bonus when another
player at the same Crazy 4 Poker table is the holder of a Four-Card Envy Bonus
Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Four-Card Envy Bonuses if
more than one other player is the holder of a Four-Card Envy Bonus Qualifying
Hand. A player is not entitled to a Four-Card Envy Bonus for his own hand or
the hand of the dealer. Four-Card Envy Bonus payouts shall be made in
accordance with the payouts in §
657a.12(d)(5).
(ii) Players making a Five-Card Progressive
Payout Wager shall receive a Five-Card Envy Bonus when another player at the
same Crazy 4 Poker table is the holder of a Five-Card Envy Bonus Qualifying
Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Five-Card Envy Bonuses if more than one
other 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 or the hand of the
dealer. Five-Card Envy Bonus payouts shall be made in accordance with the
payouts in §
657a.12(e)(5).
(f) After settling a player's Ante, Play,
Super Bonus and Queens Up Wagers, the dealer shall then 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 Wager shall be paid
irrespective of whether the player's hand outranks the dealer's hand. 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 §657.12(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.
(g) After the
Play, Ante, Queens Up and Super Bonus Wagers have been settled, the dealer
shall settle the player's Six Card Bonus Wager. The dealer shall reveal the Six
Card Bonus card and combine it with the player's five cards to form the highest
ranking Poker hand in accordance with §
657a.6(e)
(relating to Crazy 4 Poker rankings). 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 §
657a.12(g).
(h) After all wagers 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 § 657a.11 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1)
and (2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
657a.7 (relating to wagers); and
58 Pa. Code §
657a.12 (relating to payout odds;
Envy Bonus; rate of progression).
