N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-29.10

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

Section 13:69F-29.10 - 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-29.7, 29.8, or 29.9 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 surrender the ante wager.

1. If a player chooses to place a flop wager, the wager shall be placed in the designated flop wager betting area.

2. If a player chooses to surrender his or her ante wager, the player's ante shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory container.

(b) Once each player has either placed a flop wager or surrendered his or her ante wager, the dealer shall turn the three community cards (the flop) face up in the designated area for the community cards.

(c) Starting with the player farthest to the dealer's right and proceeding in a counterclockwise manner around the table, the dealer shall, one player at a time, turn the three cards of each player face up, announce the best possible five-card hand that can be formed using the three cards of the player and two of the three community cards. In addition, if the casino licensee offers the three-card bonus wager, the dealer shall announce for each player who has placed such wager the best possible three-card hand that can be formed using only the three cards of the player. The dealer shall then collect or pay any three card bonus wagers, if placed, and any ante and flop wagers remaining on the table in order as follows:

1. Three-card bonus wagers shall win and be paid by the dealer if the player's three cards form a hand recognized for payout in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:69F-29.11(d). Losing three-card bonus wagers shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory container.

2. Ante and flop wagers shall lose if the best possible five-card hand that can be formed has a rank lower than a pair of jacks. Losing ante and flop wagers shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory container.

3. Ante and flop wagers shall win if the best possible five-card hand that can be formed has a rank of jacks or better. Winning ante and flop wagers shall be paid by the dealer in accordance with the payout odds set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:69F-29.11.

(d) After settling all remaining three-card bonus wagers, ante wagers and flop wagers, the dealer shall determine the player at the table with the highest ranking five-card hand and award that player the pot bets of all players. If the five-card hands of two or more players are of equal rank, the hand of each such player shall be a tie hand. In such case, the dealer shall award the pot wagers of all players in equal amounts to those players with a tie hand.

(e) After the pot wagers of all players have been awarded in accordance with (d) above, the dealer shall immediately collect the cards of all players and the community cards and place them in the discard rack. 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-29.10