N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-32.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024
Section 13:69F-32.1 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Ante" or "ante wager" means an initial wager, separate from but equal in amount to the player's blind wager, required to be made prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.

"Blind" or "blind wager" means an initial wager, separate from but equal in amount to the player's ante, required to be made prior to any cards being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.

"Burn" means to remove the top or next card from the deck and place it face down in the discard rack without revealing it to anyone.

"Check" means that the player waives the right to place a play wager but remains in the round of play.

"Community card" means any of the five cards dealt face up in the center of the table, all of which may be used by each player and the dealer together with his or her own two cards to form the best possible five-card poker hand.

"Flop" means the first three community cards dealt face up in the area designated for the placement of the community cards.

"Fold" means the withdrawal of a player from a round of play by discarding his or her two cards and not making a play wager.

"Hand" or "poker hand" means the highest ranking five-card hand that can be formed from the five community cards and the two cards dealt to the dealer or a player.

"Play wager" means a wager made after two cards have been dealt to each player and the dealer, which wager can be made before the flop is dealt, after the flop is dealt but before the final two community cards are dealt, or after the final two community cards are dealt but before the dealer reveals his or her two cards.

"Push" means a tie, as defined in 13:69F-32.10(h)3.

"Rank" or "ranking" means the relative position of a card or group of cards as set forth in 13:69F-32.5.

"Round of play" or "round" means one complete cycle of play during which all players playing at the table have been dealt a hand, have folded or wagered upon it, and have had their wagers paid or collected in accordance with the rules of this subchapter.

"Stub" means the remaining portion of the deck after all cards in the round of play have been dealt.

"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards: club, diamond, heart or spade, with no suit being higher in rank than another.

"Trips wager" means an optional wager that a player may make prior to any cards being dealt that the player's best five-card hand will be a three-of-a-kind or better, with a winning trips wager being paid in accordance with a posted pay table regardless of the outcome of the player's hand against the dealer's hand.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-32.1