§ 669a.11. Procedures for completion of each round of play.
(a) After the dealing procedures required under § 669a.8, § 669a.9 or § 669a.10 (relating to procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure 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 Raise It Up 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 cards in full view of the dealer at all times.
(3) A player may not exchange or communicate information regarding his hand prior to the dealer revealing all of the community cards. A violation shall result in a forfeiture of all wagers on that round by that person.
(b) After each player has examined his cards and replaced them face down on the layout, 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 check or place a Play Wager in an amount equal to one, two or three times the amount of the player’s Ante Wager.
(c) Once all players have either checked or placed a Play Wager, the dealer shall turn over and reveal the first community card and place it in the 4th Street box on the layout.
(d) Each player shall then either check or place a Play Wager in an amount equal to one or two times the amount of the player’s Ante Wager.
(e) Once all remaining players have either checked or placed a Play Wager, the dealer shall turn over and reveal the second community card and place it in the 5th Street box on the layout.
(f) Each player shall then either place a Play Wager in an amount equal to the amount of the player’s Ante Wager or fold. If a player folds, the Ante and Blind Wagers shall be immediately collected and placed in the table inventory container and the folded hand shall be collected and placed in the discard rack unless the player made a Progressive Payout or Six Card Bonus Wager in which case the cards shall be left on the table until the Six Card Bonus Wager and any Envy Bonus is settled in accordance with subsection (i).
(g) If a player has placed a Progressive Payout or Six Card Bonus Wager but does not make a Play Wager, the player shall forfeit the right to receive a Progressive Payout but does not forfeit the eligibility to receive an Envy Bonus under § 669a.12(e)(5) (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression) or a Six Card Bonus payout under § 669a.12(f).
(h) Once all remaining players have either placed a Play Wager or folded, the dealer shall turn over and reveal the third community card and place it in the 6th Street box on the layout.
(i) Beginning with the player farthest to the dealer’s right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, the dealer shall turn over and reveal the player’s three cards and complete the following applicable procedures in succession for each player:
(1) If a player placed a Pair Plus Wager, the dealer shall form the highest possible ranking three-card hand. If the player’s three cards form a pair or better, as described in § 669a.6(c) (relating to Raise It Up Stud Poker hand rankings), the dealer shall pay each winning Pairs Plus Wager in accordance with the payout odds in § 669a.12(a).
(2) The dealer shall form the highest possible ranking five-card hand from the player’s three cards and the three community cards. If a player’s highest ranking five-card hand:
(i) Does not contain a pair of 10s or better, as described in § 669a.6(b), the dealer shall collect the player’s Ante, Blind and Play Wagers.
(ii) Contains a pair of 10s or better, as described in § 669a.6(b), the dealer shall pay each player’s winning Ante, Play and Blind Wagers in accordance with § 669a.12(b)—(d).
(3) After settling the player’s Pair Plus, Ante, Play and Blind Wagers, the dealer shall settle the Progressive Payout or Six Card Bonus Wager, if offered by the certificate holder, as follows:
(i) If a player placed a Progressive Payout Wager and the player’s three cards contain a straight or better, the dealer shall:
(A) Verify that the hand is a winning hand.
(B) Verify that the appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been illuminated.
(C) Have a floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate holder’s approved internal control procedures.
(D) Pay the winning Progressive Payout Wager in accordance with § 669a.12(e)(1). 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 shall remain on the table until the necessary documentation has been completed.
(E) Pay any Envy Bonus won in accordance with § 669a.12(e)(5). Players making a Progressive Payout Wager shall receive an Envy Bonus when another player at the same Raise It Up Stud Poker table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. Players are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses if more than one player is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player is not entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand.
(ii) If a player has placed a Six Card Bonus Wager and the player’s three cards and the three community cards form a three-of-a-kind or better, the dealer shall pay the winning Six Card Bonus Wager in accordance with § 669a.12(f).
(j) After all wagers 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.
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 669a.7 (relating to wagers); 58 Pa. Code § 669a.12 (relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression); and 58 Pa. Code § 669a.13 (relating to irregularities).
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