§ 678a.11. Procedure for completion of each round of play.
(a) After the dealing procedures required under § 678a.8, § 678a.9 or § 678a.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 High Card Flush 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 cards, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer’s left and moving clockwise around the table, the dealer shall ask each player if he wishes to fold or place a Raise Wager. If a player has:
(1) A two-card, three-card or four-card flush, the player may place a Raise Wager equal to the player’s Ante Wager.
(2) A five-card flush, a player may place a Raise Wager up to two times the amount of the player’s Ante Wager.
(3) A six-card or seven-card flush, a player may place a Raise Wager up to three times the amount of the player’s Ante Wager.
(c) If a player:
(1) Places a Raise Wager, the wager shall be placed in the area designated for the Raise Wager.
(2) Folds, the player’s Ante Wager shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the table inventory container. If the player:
(i) Has also placed a Flush Bonus, Straight Flush Bonus or Progressive Jackpot Wager, the dealer shall place the cards of the player face down underneath the optional wagers pending their resolution at the conclusion of the round of play.
(ii) Has not placed a Flush Bonus, Straight Flush Bonus or Progressive Jackpot Wager, the dealer shall immediately collect the player’s cards and place them in the discard rack.
(d) After each player has either placed a Raise Wager or folded, the dealer shall turn his seven cards face up on the layout. The dealer shall then form the highest ranking flush. If the dealer’s hand:
(1) Does not contain at least a three-card flush, nine high, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer’s right who has placed a Raise Wager and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, the dealer shall pay each player’s winning Ante Wager in accordance with § 678a.12(a) (relating to payout odds; payout limitation) and return the player’s Raise Wager. If a player:
(i) Also placed a Flush Bonus, Straight Flush Bonus or Progressive Jackpot Wager, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer’s right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, the dealer shall turn the cards of each player face up on the layout and form the highest ranking flush. The dealer shall then settle the player’s Flush Bonus, Straight Flush Bonus or Progressive Jackpot Wager in accordance with subsection (e).
(ii) Did not place a Flush Bonus, Straight Flush Bonus or Progressive Jackpot Wager, the dealer shall collect the player’s cards and place them in the discard rack.
(2) Contains at least a three-card flush, nine high, beginning with the player farthest to the dealer’s right and continuing around the table in a counterclockwise direction, the dealer shall then complete the following applicable procedures in succession for each player:
(i) The dealer shall turn the cards of each player face up on the layout and form the highest ranking flush.
(ii) The dealer shall then compare the rank of the dealer’s hand to the rank of the player’s hand. If the player’s hand:
(A) Is higher in rank than the dealer’s hand, the player’s Ante and Raise Wagers shall be paid out at the odds in § 678a.12(a).
(B) Is equal in rank to the dealer’s hand, the player’s Ante and Raise Wagers shall push and be returned to the player.
(C) Is lower in rank to the dealer’s hand, the player’s Ante and Raise Wagers shall lose and be collected.
(e) After settling the player’s Ante and Raise Wagers, the dealer shall settle the player’s Flush Bonus, Straight Flush Bonus and Progressive Jackpot Wagers as follows:
(1) For the Flush Bonus Wager, if a player’s hand:
(i) Contains a three-card flush or less, the dealer shall collect the player’s losing Flush Bonus Wager.
(ii) Contains a four-card flush or better as provided in § 678a.6(b) (relating to High Card Flush rankings), the dealer shall pay the winning Flush Bonus Wager in accordance with § 678a.12(b).
(2) For the Straight Flush Bonus Wager, after settling the player’s Ante, Raise and Flush Bonus Wagers, if applicable, the dealer shall configure the player’s cards so as to form the highest ranking straight flush as provided in § 678a.6(d). If a player’s hand:
(i) Contains a two-card straight flush or less, the dealer shall collect the player’s losing Straight Flush Bonus Wager.
(ii) Contains a three-card straight flush or higher, as provided in § 678a.6(d), the dealer shall pay the winning Straight Flush Bonus Wager in accordance with § 678a.12(c).
(3) For the Progressive Jackpot Wager, after configuring the player’s cards so as to form the highest ranking straight flush, if the player has a three-card straight flush or a four-card straight flush, depending on the paytable selected by the certificate holder, or higher and 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 Jackpot Wager in accordance with the payout odds in § 678a.12(d). 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.
(f) 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 § 678a.7 (relating to wagers); 58 Pa. Code § 678a.12 (relating to payout odds; payout limitation); and 58 Pa. Code § 678a.13 (relating to irregularities).
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