S.D. Admin. R. 20:18:16:15.12

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 20:18:16:15.12 - The play - Texas Hold'em Bonus poker

Texas Holdem Bonus poker must be played by the following rules:

(1) player's begin by placing wagers in the spot marked ante. This wager is required in order to receive a two-card hand also known as hole cards;

(2) At the same time, player's have an option to place a side bet wager and progressive wager. The side bet does not interact with a player and the dealer comparing hands for the best poker rating. The optional progressive wager shall be made on the sensor in front of the player's position. The progressive wager is placed to play against the pay schedules listed below in subdivision (17);

(3) Immediately before play begins and after each round of play has been completed the dealer must shuffle the cards. After all player's place their bets, the dealer shall press the appropriate button on the keypad. The sensors shall lock in the bet and light up, indicating a progressive wager. The dealer shall remove all progressive bets from the table.

(4) The dealer shuffles, cuts the deck, and deals, face down a two-card hand to each player occupying a player position, plus two cards to the dealer position. The cards are dealt blackjack-style, one card at a time, face down, in a clockwise manner, starting to the dealer's left;

(5) Following the deal, player's review their two-card hand and decide to do one of the following without interaction or communication with any other player's:

(a) Fold by discarding their two-card hand and forfeiting the ante wager; or

(b) Bet by placing a wager twice the amount of their ante wager on the flop. Once player's have placed both the ante and flop wagers, they are in for the finish of the hand;

(6) The dealer now burns one card face down and then turns over the next three cards in the deck. These community cards become the three card flop, also called the flop. The three-card flop must remain in the center of the table for all player's to view and use to complete their hands;

(7) Starting from the dealer's left, the dealer proceeds in a clockwise manner. player's then elect to check or bet (to see the turn card). The turn is the fourth community card. player's electing to bet must place a wager amount equal to their ante wager. The dealer now burns another card. The dealer then turns the next community card up, also called the turn card, and places it in the center of the table in the area provided. The turn card must remain in place for all player's to view and use to complete their hands;

(8) Starting from the dealer's left, the dealer proceeds in a clockwise manner. player's elect to check or bet (to see the river card). The river is the fifth and last of the community cards;

(9) player's electing to bet must place a wager amount equal to their ante wager;

(10)The dealer now burns another card. The dealer then turns the last community card up and places it in the center of the table in the area provided. The river card must remain in place for all player's to view and use to complete their hands;

(11) The dealer turns the dealer's own two-card hand face up and verbally announces the best possible five-card poker hand using three or four of the community cards to create a five-card poker hand. If the best possible poker hand proves to be the five community cards, the dealer may elect to "play the board" by using all five of the community cards instead. The dealer moves any community cards being used slightly forward of their designated area on the board;

(12) Starting to the dealer's right (blackjack style), the dealer turns over the first player's two-card hand and evaluates the best possible five-card poker hand using three or four of the community cards to create a five-card poker hand. If the best possible hand proves to be the community cards, the player may elect not to use the two-card hand and play the board by using all five community cards instead. The dealer shall verbally announce the poker ranking. First the dealer should take the bonus wagers if the wagers do not appear on the pay table, or pay the bonus as indicated on the pay table. Second, the dealer shall arrange the player's hand into the best possible poker ranking and verbally announce the player's ranking;

(13) If a player's hand value and the dealer's hand value are equal, the dealer indicates a "push" and moves any flop, turn, or river wagers to the rear of the board and slightly off the betting spot, leaving the ante wager in place;

(14) If the player's hand is a lesser value than the dealer's hand, the dealer takes that player's ante, flop, turn, and river wagers and places them in the bankroll tray;

(15) If the player's hand is a greater value than the dealer's hand, the dealer shall pay flop, turn, and river wagers even money (1-1);

(16) If the player's winning hand is a "flush" or greater, the player shall be paid an additional amount equal to the player's ante;

(17) After the dealer has completed the entire procedure for a player, the dealer shall move to the next player to the left and continue in a counterclockwise manner, addressing one player at a time, first the bonus wager, then the base game wager, then the progressive wager; and

(18) If the Texas holdem progressive wager is offered and a player has bet on the optional progressive wager and the player's hand contains a royal flush the player wins, regardless of the dealer's hand. If the player's hand contains less than a three of a kind the player loses. The player is paid according to the following payment schedule, which shall be displayed on a table placard or video progressive sign:

THBP-08
$1 wager
Hand	Pays
Royal After 5	100%
Royal After 6	25%
Royal After 7	5%
Community Royal	$3000
Straight Flush	$250
4 of a Kind	$100
Full House	$10

Progressive Payment Schedule
PMG-01		PMG-02
$1 Wager amount		$5 Wager amount
Hand	Pays	Envy	Pays	Envy
Royal Flush	100%	$1,000	100%	$5,000
Straight Flush	10%	$300	10%	$1,500
4 of a Kind	300 for 1	300 for 1
Full House	50 for 1	50 for 1
Flush	40 for 1	40 for 1
Straight	30 for 1	30 for 1
3 of a Kind	9 for 1	9 for 1

The original progressive wager may not be returned to the player. The envy and seed amounts adjust up or down accordingly with changes made to the wager amount:

(a) Progressive winners:

i. The percentage pays are paid from the progressive jackpot shown on the progressive meter;

ii. Other hands are paid from the tray; these payments do not come off the meter;

iii. If a player has a progressive winner, the dealer shall press the appropriate button on the keypad. If the button is pressed by accident, the dealer shall press the button again to turn it off;

iv. If there is a progressive winner, the dealer shall contact a supervisor;

v. In the event that more than one progressive hand payable from the progressive meter hits at the same table during the same time, house procedures are then followed for paying the prize;

vi. After keying in the progressive winner, the meter may be reduced, depending on the winning hand. Keying in a 100% award will reset the meter to the seed amount, plus any reserve amount. The dealer will continue handling progressive awards in a counter-clockwise fashion;

vii. After the dealer reconciles all action, the dealer shall press the appropriate button on the keypad. This action shall reset the system to begin the next hand and be logged into the progressive system; and

(b) An envy bonus shall be paid as follows:

i. A player making the progressive side wager also qualifies to win an envy payout. If another player at the table has a royal or straight flush, each player who made the progressive side bet wins the envy payout. A player that has a royal or straight flush and has not made the progressive side bet only receives the normal prize pay and does not receive any envy pay;

ii. If a player's hand triggers an envy payout, the dealer shall leave that player's hand face-up on the table until all payments are made; and

iii. The dealer shall pay any envy payout at the end of the round. If more than one player is involved in a qualifying envy payout, each player wins a multiple envy payout.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:18:16:15.12

31 SDR 165, effective 5/10/2005; 37 SDR 131, effective 1/10/2011; 41 SDR187, effective 5/13/2015.

General Authority: SDCL 42-7B-4(18), 42-7B-7.

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7B-4(18), 42-7B-7, 42-7B-15.

Maximum amount of bets, SDCL; Table stakes, § 20:18:16:21; Exposing hand, § 20:18:16:31.01.