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58 Pa. Code § 647a.1. Definitions.

§ 647a.1. Definitions.

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

   Burn—To remove the top or next card from the deck and place it face down in the discard rack without exposing the card to anyone.

   Community card—A card which may be used by each player and the dealer to form the best possible five-card Poker hand.

   Envy Bonus——An additional fixed sum payout made to a player who placed a Progressive Payout Wager when another player at the Texas Hold ’Em Bonus Poker table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand.

   Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand—A player’s five-card Poker hand with a rank of a straight flush or better as defined in §  647a.6(b) (relating to Texas Hold ’Em Bonus Poker rankings).

   Flop—The first three community cards dealt during a round of play.

   Flop Wager—The second wager that a player shall make prior to the Flop being dealt to continue participation in the round of play.

   Fold—The withdrawal of a player from a round of play by not making a Flop Wager.

   Hand—The five-card Poker hand formed from the two cards of the player or the dealer and any of the five community cards.

   Lucky Bonus—An additional payout to a player who placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager on:

     (i)   The player’s hand if the player is seated in the position that is randomly selected by the table game system.

     (ii)   The dealer’s hand if the dealer position is randomly selected by the table game system.

   Magic Card Bonus—An additional payout to a player who placed a Five Card Hand Bonus Wager on:

     (i)   The player’s hand if one of the cards in the player’s hand or the three-card Flop matches the card randomly selected by the table game system.

     (ii)   The dealer’s hand if one of the cards in the dealer’s hand or the three-card Flop matches the card randomly selected by the table game system.

   Progressive Payout Hand—A player’s five-card Poker hand with a rank of three-of-a-kind or better as defined in §  647a.6(b).

   River card—The fifth and final community card dealt during a round of play.

   River Wager—The fourth wager that a player may place prior to the River card being dealt.

   Turn card—The fourth community card dealt during a round of play.

   Turn Wager—The third wager that a player may place prior to the Turn card being dealt.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  647a.1 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § §  1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2).

Source

   The provisions of this §  647a.1 amended August 15, 2014, effective August 16, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 5463; amended December 12, 2014, effective December 13, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7683. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (373223) to (373224).



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