Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 48, November 30, 2024
Section 687a.11 - Procedures for completion of each round of play(a) After the dealing procedures required under §§ 687a.8, 687a.9 or 687a.10 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards from the hand; and procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe) have been completed, each player shall examine his cards subject to the following limitations: (1) Each player who wagers at DJ Wild Stud Poker shall be responsible for his own hand and no person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were dealt may touch the cards of that player.(2) Each player shall keep his five cards in full view of the dealer at all times.(b) After each player has examined his cards, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's left and moving clockwise around the table, ask each player who placed an Ante Wager and Blind Wager if he wishes to make a Raise Wager in an amount equal to two times the player's Ante Wager or fold and forfeit the Ante Wager and Blind Wager and end his participation in the round of play. (1) If a player has placed an Ante Wager and Blind Wager and an optional Trips Bonus Wager but does not make a Raise Wager, the player shall forfeit the Ante Wager and Blind Wager but does not forfeit the Trips Bonus Wager.(2) If a player has placed an Ante Wager and Blind Wager and an optional Two-Way Bad Beat Bonus Wager but does not make a Raise Wager, the player shall forfeit the Ante Wager, the Blind Wager and the Two-Way Bad Beat Wager.(3) The certificate holder may, in its discretion, choose to allow or not allow folded hands to qualify for the Progressive Bonus Wager.(c) After each player who has placed an Ante Wager and Blind Wager has either placed a Raise Wager on the designated area of the layout or forfeited his Ante Wager and Blind Wager, the dealer shall collect all forfeited wagers and associated cards, except for the cards of those players who placed an optional Trips Bonus Wager or Progressive Bonus Wager and place the cards in the discard rack.(d) Once all players have either placed a Raise Wager or folded, the dealer shall turn over and reveal his five-card hand and announce the best possible DJ Wild Stud Poker hand that can be formed.(e) Beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, the dealer shall then evaluate and announce the best possible DJ Wild Stud Poker hand that can be formed using the player's five cards. The wagers of each remaining player shall be resolved one player at a time regardless of outcome. All Ante Wagers, Blind Wagers and Raise wagers shall be settled as follows:(1) If a player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is higher than the dealer's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand, as provided in § 687a.6(c) (relating to DJ Wild Stud Poker hand rankings), the dealer shall pay the winning Ante Wager, Blind Wager and Raise Wager in accordance with § 687a.12(a) and (b) (relating to payout odds; progressive wager configuration).(2) If a player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is equal to the dealer's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand, as provided in § 687a.6(c), the hand is a push, and the dealer shall not collect the Ante Wager, Blind Wager and Raise Wager.(3) If the player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is lower than the dealer's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand, as provided in §687.6(c), the player loses, and the dealer shall collect the Ante Wager, Blind Wager and Raise Wager.(f) After settling the player's Ante Wager, Blind Wager and Raise Wager, the dealer shall settle any optional wagers as follows:(1) For the Progressive Bonus Wager, if the player has been dealt the Joker Wild card, it will be replaced in his hand with the one card in the area on the layout described in § 687a.2(b)(4) (relating to DJ Wild Stud Poker Table; physical characteristics). (i) If the player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is not three-of-a-kind or better, as provided in § 687a.6(d), the dealer shall collect the losing Progressive Bonus Wager.(ii) If the player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is three-of-a-kind or better, as provided in § 687a.6(d), the dealer shall pay the winning Progressive Bonus Wager in accordance with § 687a.12(c).(2) For the Trips Bonus Wager: (i) If the player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is not three-of-a-kind or better, as provided in § 687a.6(e), the dealer shall collect the losing Trips Bonus Wager.(ii) If the player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is three-of-a-kind or better, as provided in § 687a.6(e), the dealer shall pay the winning Trips Bonus Wager in accordance with § 687a.12(d).(3) For the Two-Way Bad Beat Bonus Wager:(i) If the player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is not three-of-a-kind or better, or the player's highest ranking hand is a three-of-a-kind or better but does not lose to the dealer's higher ranking hand, as provided in § 687a.6(f), the dealer shall collect the losing Two-Way Bad Beat Bonus Wager.(ii) If the player's highest ranking DJ Wild Stud Poker hand is three-of-a-kind or better and loses to the dealer's higher ranking hand, as provided in § 687a.6(f), the dealer shall pay the winning Two-Way Bad Beat Bonus Wager in accordance with § 687a.12(e).(g) After all wagers of the player have been settled, the dealer shall remove any remaining cards from the table and place them in the discard rack in a manner that permits the reconstruction of each hand in the event of a question or dispute. This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 687a.7 (relating to wagers); and 58 Pa. Code § 687a.13 (relating to irregularities).