§ 649a.11. Procedures for completion of each round of play.
(a) After the dealing procedures required under § 649a.8, § 649a.9 or § 649a.10 (relating to procedures for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedures for dealing the cards from the hand; and procedures 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 Three Card 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 three 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 if he wishes to make a Play Wager in an amount equal to the player’s Ante Wager or forfeit the Ante Wager and end his participation in the round of play. If a player:
(1) Has placed an Ante Wager and a Pair Plus Wager but does not make a Play Wager, the player shall forfeit both the Ante Wager and the Pair Plus Wager.
(2) Has placed an Ante Wager and a Three or Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager but does not make a Play Wager, the player shall forfeit both the Ante Wager and the Progressive Payout Wager but may not forfeit the eligibility to receive an Envy Bonus under § 649a.12(e) or (h) (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression).
(3) Has placed an Ante Wager, a Pair Plus Wager and a Six Card Bonus, Five Card Hand Bonus or a 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager, but does not make a Play Wager, the player shall forfeit both the Ante Wager and the Pair Plus Wager but does not forfeit the Six Card Bonus, Five Card Hand Bonus or 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager.
(c) After each player who has placed an Ante Wager has either placed a Play Wager on the designated area of the layout or forfeited his Ante Wager and hand, the dealer shall collect all forfeited wagers and associated cards, except for the cards of those players who placed a Six Card Bonus, Five Card Hand Bonus or a 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager, and place the cards in the discard rack. The dealer shall then reveal the dealer’s cards and place the cards so as to form the highest possible ranking Three Card Poker hand. After the dealer’s cards are turned face up, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer’s 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 each player face up on the layout.
(2) The dealer shall examine the cards of the player and form the highest possible ranking Three Card Poker hand for each player.
(3) If the dealer’s highest ranking Three Card Poker hand:
(i) Is lower than a queen high, the dealer shall pay each player’s Ante Wager and return the player’s Play Wager.
(ii) Is a queen high or better, and the player’s highest ranking Three Card Poker hand is ranked:
(A) Lower than the dealer’s Three Card Poker hand, the dealer shall immediately collect the Ante and Play Wagers made by the player.
(B) Higher than the dealer’s Three Card Poker hand, the dealer shall pay the Ante and Play Wagers and any Ante Bonus in accordance with the payout odds in § 649a.12(a) and (b).
(C) Equally with the dealer’s Three Card Poker hand, the dealer shall return the player’s Ante and Play Wagers.
(4) After settling the player’s Ante and Play Wagers, the dealer shall settle any Pair Plus Wagers by determining whether the player’s Three Card Poker hand qualifies for a payout in accordance with § 649a.12(d). A winning Pair Plus Wager shall be paid irrespective of whether the player’s Three Card Poker hand outranks the dealer’s hand.
(5) The dealer shall then settle the Progressive Payout Wager, if offered by the certificate holder. A winning Progressive Payout Wager shall be paid irrespective of whether the player’s hand outranks the dealer’s hand. If a player has won a progressive payout, the dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the hand is a winning hand.
(ii) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.
(iii) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate holder’s approved internal control procedures.
(iv) Pay the winning Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with the payout odds in § 649a.12(e). If a player has won a progressive payout that is 100% of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from the table inventory container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player must remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.
(v) Pay any Envy Bonus won in accordance with § 649a.12(e). Players making a Progressive Payout Wager shall receive an Envy Bonus when another player at the same Three Card Poker table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses if more than one other player is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player is not entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand or the hand of the dealer.
(6) The dealer shall then settle the Six Card Bonus Wager, if offered by the certificate holder. A winning Six Card Bonus Wager shall be paid irrespective of the outcome of the player’s Ante Wager or Pair Plus Wager. The dealer shall arrange the dealer’s three cards and the player’s three cards to form the highest ranking five-card Poker hand for each player. If a player has a three-of-a-kind or better, as described in § 649a.6(d) (relating to Three Card Poker rankings), the dealer shall pay the winning Six Card Bonus Wager in accordance with the payout odds in § 649a.12(f). If the certificate holder has selected paytable E in § 649a.12(f), the three cards dealt to the dealer and the three cards dealt to the player shall be used to form a six-card Poker hand for purposes of the Super Royal payout.
(7) If the certificate holder offers the Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager, after settling all other wagers, the dealer shall expose the two additional community cards dealt in accordance with § § 649a.8(d), 649a.9(b) and 649a.10(c) and form the highest ranking five-card Poker hand of the player from the player’s three cards and the two community cards. If a player has won a progressive payout, the dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the hand is a winning hand.
(ii) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.
(iii) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate holder’s approved internal control procedures.
(iv) Pay the winning Five-Card Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with the payout odds in § 649a.12(h)(1). If a player has won a progressive payout that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from the table inventory container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player must remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.
(v) Pay any Five-Card Envy Bonus won in accordance with § 643a.12(h)(5). Players making a Progressive Payout Wager shall receive a Five-Card Envy Bonus when another player at the same Three Card Poker table is the holder of a Five-Card Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses if more than one player is the holder of a Five-Card Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player is not entitled to a Five-Card Envy Bonus for his own hand.
(8) If the certificate holder offers the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager, after settling all other wagers, the dealer shall then settle the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager and any Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payouts. The dealer shall expose the two additional community cards dealt in accordance with § § 649a.8(d), 649a.9(b) and 649a.10(c) and form the highest ranking five-card Poker hand of the player and the dealer from the player’s or dealer’s three cards and the two community cards. A winning Five Card Hand Bonus Wager shall be paid irrespective of whether the player’s hand outranks the dealer’s hand. If a player has won a Five Card Hand Bonus or any Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payout, the dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the hand is a winning hand.
(ii) Have a floorperson or above verify any Five Card Hand Bonus payout with odds of 500 for 1 or a payout that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter in accordance with approved internal control procedures submitted under § 465a.2 (relating to internal control systems and audit protocols).
(iii) Credit the player’s game account for the winning Five Card Hand Bonus Wager or the Magic Card or Lucky Bonus payout in accordance with § 649a.12(i). If a player has won a Five Card Hand Bonus payout that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the payout may not be paid to the player’s game account. If a player has won a payout that is not being paid to the player’s game account, the winning hand must remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.
(9) If the certificate holder offers the 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager, after settling all other wagers, the dealer shall combine the player’s three cards and the dealer’s three cards to form the highest ranking five-card Poker hand of the player. If a player has won a progressive payout, the dealer shall:
(i) Verify that the hand is a winning hand.
(ii) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.
(iii) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate holder’s approved internal control procedures.
(iv) Pay the winning 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with the payout odds in § 649a.12(j)(1). If a player has won a progressive payout that is a percentage of the jackpot amount on the progressive meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from the table inventory container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is not being paid from the table inventory container, the cards of that player must remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.
(v) Pay any Envy Bonus won in accordance with § 643a.12(j)(5). Players making a 5 of 6 Progressive Payout Wager shall receive an Envy Bonus when another player at the same Three Card Poker table is the holder of a 5 of 6 Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses if more than one player is the holder of a 5 of 6 Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player is not entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand.
(d) After all wagers of the player have been settled, the dealer shall remove all 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.
Authority The provisions of this § 649a.11 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30), 1322, 13A02(1) and (2), 13A27, 1602, 1604 and 1608.
Source The provisions of this § 649a.11 amended December 12, 2014, effective December 13, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7683; amended November 1, 2019, effective November 2, 2019, 49 Pa.B. 6676. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (375923) to (375926).
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 649a.7 (relating to wagers); 58 Pa. Code § 649a.12 (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression); and 58 Pa. Code § 649a.13 (relating to irregulatities).
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