§ 676a.11. Procedures for completion of each round of play.
(a) After the dealing procedures required under § 676a.8, § 676a.9 or § 676a.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 the player’s closest two cards subject to the following limitations:
(1) Each player who wagers at a Go Fore It table 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.
(b) After each player has examined his first two cards, the dealer shall, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer’s left and moving clockwise around the table ask each player if he wishes to make a Back 9 Wager in an amount equal to the player’s Front 9 Wager or fold and forfeit the player’s Front 9 Wager.
(c) After each player who placed a Front 9 Wager has either placed a Back 9 Wager on the designated area of the layout or forfeited his Front 9 Wager, the dealer shall collect all forfeited Front 9 Wagers and if the player:
(1) Did not place a Skins or Gopher Wager, collect the player’s cards and place them face down in the discard rack.
(2) Placed a Gopher or Skins Wager, the dealer shall collect the player’s four cards and place them face down under the player’s Skins or Gopher Wagers are until settled in accordance with subsection (d).
(d) The dealer shall then reveal the dealer’s four cards and place them face up on the layout. 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 four cards of each player who placed a Back 9, Skins or Gopher Wager face up on the layout.
(2) The dealer shall add together the point value of all four of the player’s cards.
(3) For all players who placed Front 9 and Back 9 Wagers, if the total point value of all four cards:
(i) Is equal to or less than par, the player shall be paid out on a winning Front 9 Wager in accordance with § 676a.12(a) (relating to payout odds) and a winning Back 9 Wager in accordance with § 676a.12(b).
(ii) Is greater than par, the dealer shall collect the player’s losing Front 9 and Back 9 Wagers.
(4) For all players who placed a Skins Wager, if the total point value of the player’s hand:
(i) Is equal to or greater than the total point value of the dealer’s hand, the dealer shall collect the player’s losing Skins Wager.
(ii) Is less than the total point value of the dealer’s hand, the dealer shall pay the winning Skins Wager in accordance with § 676a.12(c).
(5) For all players who placed a Gopher wager, if the player’s four cards:
(i) Does not contain at least one ace, the dealer shall collect the player’s losing Gopher Wager.
(ii) Contains at least one ace, the dealer shall pay the player’s winning Gopher Wager in accordance with § 676a.12(d).
(e) 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.
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 676a.7 (relating to wagers); and 58 Pa. Code § 676a.13 (relating to irregularities).
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