N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-18.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 13:69F-18.10 - Procedures for completion of each round of play

(a) After the dealing procedures required by 13:69F-18.7, 18.8, or 18.9 have been completed, each player shall examine his or her cards.

1. Each player who wagers at let it ride poker shall be responsible for his or her own hand and no person other than the dealer may touch the cards of that player.

2. Each player shall be required to keep his or her three cards in full view of the dealer at all times.

3. After each player has made a decision regarding bet number two pursuant to (e) below, each player's cards shall be placed face down on the appropriate area of the layout, the player shall not touch the cards again.

(b) After each player has examined his or her cards, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each player if he or she wishes to withdraw bet number one or let it ride.

1. If a player chooses to let bet number one ride, that bet shall remain on the appropriate betting area of the layout until the end of the round of play.

2. If a player chooses to withdraw bet number one, the dealer shall move the gaming chips on the betting area designated for bet number one toward the player who shall then immediately remove the gaming chips from the betting area.

(c) After each player has made a decision regarding bet number one, the dealer shall remove ("burn") the community card that is to his or her left, and place the burned card in the discard rack face down.

(d) The dealer shall then turn the community card that is to his or her left face up and place it on top of the remaining card. The exposed card shall become the first community card.

(e) After the first community card is exposed, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each player if he or she wishes to withdraw bet number two or let it ride. This decision shall be made by each player regardless of the decision made concerning bet number one.

1. If a player chooses to let bet number two ride, that bet shall remain on the appropriate betting area of the layout until the end of the round of play.

2. If a player chooses to withdraw bet number two, the dealer shall move the gaming chips on the betting area designated for bet number two toward the player who shall then immediately remove the gaming chips from the betting area.

(f) The dealer shall then move the first community card to the right of the card that remains face down in the community card area. The face down card shall be turned face up by the dealer and become the second community card.

(g) After the second community card is turned face up, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to his or her 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 three cards of the player face up. The two community cards and the three cards dealt to the player shall form the five card poker hand of that player.

2. The dealer shall examine the cards of the player to determine if the player's hand qualifies for a payout pursuant to 13:69F-18.11. Any let it ride poker wager on a hand which has a rank that is lower than a pair of 10's shall be a losing wager.

3. The dealer shall then settle all wagers of that player, including any bonus wagers. All losing wagers by the player shall be immediately collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory container. After all losing wagers have been collected, all winning wagers shall be paid in accordance with the payout odds listed in 13:69F-18.11 or as otherwise approved by the Division.

4. All hands shall remain face up on the layout until all wagers have been settled by the dealer.

(h) After settling all wagers, 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-18.10