N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-28.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:69F-28.10 - Procedure for completion of each round of play; collection and payment of wagers

(a) After the dealing procedures required by N.J.A.C. 13:69F-28.7, 28.8, or 28.9 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 bonus wager, the player's cards shall remain on the table pending resolution of the bonus wager at the conclusion of the round of play.

ii. If no bonus 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 face down. The dealer shall then turn face up the next three cards in the deck (the flop) and place them in the designated area for the community cards.

(c) Prior to revealing the turn 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 who has placed a flop wager if he or she wishes to place a turn wager or check (not place a turn wager). If a player wishes to place a turn wager, the wager shall be placed in the designated turn betting area.

(d) Once all remaining players have either placed a turn wager or checked, the dealer shall burn the next card face down. The dealer shall then turn face up the next card in the deck (the turn) and place it in the designated area for the community cards.

(e) 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 desires to place a river wager or check (not place a river wager). If a player wishes to place a river wager, the wager shall be placed in the designated river betting area.

(f) Once all remaining players have either placed a river wager or checked, the dealer shall burn the next card face down. The dealer shall then turn the next card in the deck (the river) face up and place it in the designated area for the community cards.

(g) 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 five-card poker hand that can be formed using the dealer's two cards and the five community cards.

(h) Starting with the player farthest to the dealer's right who has placed a flop 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 flop wager and announce the best possible five-card poker hand that can be formed using the two player cards and the five community cards. The wagers of each player shall be resolved one player at a time regardless of outcome. Unless a player has placed a bonus wager, the hand of the player shall then be immediately collected by the dealer and placed in the discard rack.

1. If the player's five-card poker hand has a lower rank than the dealer's five-card poker hand, the player shall lose and the dealer shall immediately collect any ante, flop, turn and river wagers made by the player and place the wagers in the table inventory container.

2. If the player's five-card poker hand has a higher rank than the dealer's five-card poker hand, the player shall win and the dealer shall pay any ante, flop, turn and river wagers made by the player in accordance with the payout odds set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-28.11; provided, however, that the ante wager shall not be paid unless the player's winning hand has a rank, at the election of the casino licensee, of straight or higher or flush or higher.

3. If the player's five-card poker hand and the dealer's five-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.

4. After settling a player's ante, flop, turn, and river wagers, the dealer shall settle any bonus wager made by the player by determining whether the player's two cards qualify for a payout in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-28.11(c). A winning bonus wager shall be paid without regard to the outcome of any other wager made by the player. After the bonus wager of the player is settled, the dealer shall immediately collect the cards of that player and place them in the discard rack.

(i) 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.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-28.10