Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) After the dealing procedures required
under §
659a.8, §
659a.9 or §
659a.10 (relating to procedures
for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedures 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 a Fortune Asia Poker table shall be responsible for setting his
own hands and no person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards
were dealt may touch the cards of that player. If a player requests assistance
in the setting of his hands, the dealer shall inform the player of the manner
in which the certificate holder requires the hands of the dealer to be set in
accordance with the certificate holder's Rules Submission under §
601a.2 (relating to table games
Rules Submissions).
(2) Each player
shall keep his seven cards in full view of the dealer at all times.
(3) Once each player has set his three hands
and placed them face down on the appropriate area of the layout, the player may
not touch the cards again.
(b) Each player shall set his hands by
arranging the cards into a high hand, a medium hand and a low hand. When
setting the three hands, the four-card high hand must be higher in rank than
the two-card medium hand and the medium hand must be higher in rank than the
one-card low hand. For example, if the two-card medium hand contains a pair of
sevens, the four-card high hand must contain at least a pair of sevens and the
two remaining cards.
(c) After all
players have set their hands and placed the cards on the table, the seven cards
of the dealer shall be turned over and the dealer shall set his hands by
arranging the cards into a high hand, medium hand and low hand. The certificate
holder shall specify in its Rules Submission under §
601a.2 the manner in which the
hands of the dealer shall be set. The dealer shall then place the three hands
face up on the appropriate area of the layout.
(d) Unless a player has placed an optional
wager in accordance with §
659a.7(e)
(relating to wagers), a player may surrender his wager after the hands of the
dealer have been set. The player shall announce his intention to surrender
prior to the dealer exposing any of the three hands of that player as provided
in subsection (e). Once the player has announced his intention to surrender,
the dealer shall immediately collect the Fortune Asia Poker Wager from that
player and collect the seven cards dealt to that player without exposing the
cards to anyone at the table. If any Qualifying Wagers have been placed, the
cards of the player must remain on the table until collected in accordance with
subsection (h). The dealer shall verify that seven cards were collected by
counting them face down on the layout prior to placing them in the discard
rack.
(e) After the dealer has set
a high hand, medium hand and a low hand, the dealer shall reveal all three
hands of each player, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's right
and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction. The dealer
shall compare the high, medium and low hand of each player to the high, medium
and low hand of the dealer and shall announce if the Fortune Asia Poker Wager
of that player wins or loses.
(f) A
Fortune Asia Poker Wager will:
(1) Lose and
will immediately be collected if:
(i) Any two
of the player's three hands are identical or lower in rank than the dealer's
corresponding hands.
(ii) Any one
of the player's three hands is identical in rank to the corresponding hand of
the dealer and one of the player's remaining hands is lower in rank than the
dealer's corresponding hand.
(iii)
The high hand of the player was not set so as to rank higher than the medium
hand of that player.
(iv) The
medium hand of the player was not set so as to rank higher than the low hand of
that player.
(v) The three hands of
the player were not otherwise set correctly in accordance with this
chapter.
(2) Win if any
two of the player's three hands are higher in rank than the dealer's
corresponding hands. The dealer shall pay the winning Fortune Asia Poker Wager
in accordance with the payout odds in §
659a.12(a)
(relating to payout odds).
(g) Except as provide in subsection (h),
after settling the player's Fortune Asia Poker Wager, the dealer shall place
the cards of the player in the discard rack.
(h) If a player placed a Fortune Bonus,
Insurance or Progressive Payout Wager, after settling the player's Fortune Asia
Poker Wager, the dealer shall rearrange the seven cards of any player and form
the highest ranking hand and shall be responsible for creating the hand. If any
player at the table placed a Qualifying Wager, the dealer shall rearrange the
cards of all players regardless of whether the player placed a Fortune Bonus
Wager. After rearranging the player's seven cards, the dealer shall settle the
player's Fortune Bonus, Insurance or Progressive Payout Wagers as follows:
(1) For the player's Fortune Bonus Wager:
(i) If a player:
(A) Does not have a straight or higher, as
described in §
659a.6(d)
(relating to Fortune Asia Poker rankings) or three pair or higher, depending on
the payout table selected by the certificate holder, the dealer shall collect
the Fortune Bonus Wager and place the cards of the player in the discard
rack.
(B) Has a straight or higher,
or three pair or higher, depending on the payout table selected by the
certificate holder, the dealer shall pay the winning Fortune Bonus Wager in
accordance with §
659a.12(b) and
place the cards of the player in the discard rack. If the player has an Envy
Bonus Qualifying Hand and any player at the table placed a Qualifying Wager,
the dealer shall verbally acknowledge the Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand and leave
the cards of the player face up on the table.
(C) Did not place a Fortune Bonus Wager but
has an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand, and another player at the table placed a
Qualifying Wager, the dealer shall verbally acknowledge the Envy Bonus
Qualifying Hand and leave the cards of the player face up on the
table.
(ii) After all
Fortune Bonus Wagers have been settled, if any player is the holder of an Envy
Bonus Qualifying Hand, the dealer shall pay an Envy Bonus in accordance with
§
659a.12(b) to
each player who has an Envy lammer at the player's betting position. Players
are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses when another player at the same Fortune
Asia Poker table 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.
(2) For the
player's Insurance Wager, if a player:
(i) Has
a pair or better, the dealer shall collect the player's Insurance Wager and
place the cards of the player in the discard rack.
(ii) Does not have a pair or better, but has
a card ranked a 9-high or better, the dealer shall pay the winning Insurance
Wager in accordance with §
659a.12(c). The
dealer shall then place the cards of the player in the discard
rack.
(3) For the
player's Progressive Payout Wager, if a player:
(i) Does not have a full house or better, as
described in §
659a.6(e), the
dealer shall collect the Progressive Payout Wager and place the cards of the
player in the discard rack.
(ii)
Has a full house or better, the dealer shall:
(A) Verify that the hand is a winning
hand.
(B) Verify that the
appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
illuminated.
(C) Have a floorperson
or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate
holder's approved internal control procedures.
(D) Pay the winning Progressive Payout Wager
in accordance with the payout odds in §
659a.12(d). If a
player has won a progressive payout that is a percentage of 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, the cards of that player shall remain on the table until
the necessary documentation has been completed.
(i) Notwithstanding the card
collection requirements in subsection (h), if the certificate holder offers
more than one optional wager, the dealer shall settle all of the player's
optional wagers before placing the player's cards in the discard
rack.
(j) All cards removed from
the table shall be placed 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 § 659a.11 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1)
and (2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
659a.12 (relating to payout
odds).
