New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 14 - POKER › Section 13:69F-14.11 - Omaha poker; procedures for dealing of cards; completion of each round of play

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each casino
				licensee shall be required to observe the procedures set forth in this section
				for each game of omaha high and omaha high-low split eight or better poker
				offered in its casino room or casino simulcasting facility.
(b) Each poker table shall be restricted to a
				maximum of 10 players. Each player who elects to participate in a round of play
				may be required to place an ante. The rule governing the placement of an ante
				and the amount of the ante, if any, and the kill or half-kill option, if
				offered, shall be posted on a sign at each poker table in accordance with
				13:69F-8.3.
(c) The order in which the cards shall be
				dealt and the order in which players shall be required or have the option to
				bet shall be determined in accordance with the procedures governing the use of
				a button as set forth in
				13:69F-14.10(c).
(d) Starting with the player to the immediate
				left of the button and continuing in a clockwise rotation around the poker
				table, the dealer shall deal four rounds of cards face down to each player with
				the player with the button being the last player to receive a card each
				time.
(e) After each player is
				dealt four cards face down, an initial blind bet and all subsequent dealing and
				betting rounds shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of
				13:69F-14.10(d) and (f) through
				(i).
(f) If more than one player remains in the
				round of play after the final betting round has been completed, a showdown
				shall be used to determine the winner of the pot. Each player remaining in the
				game shall form a five card poker hand by using two of the four cards dealt to
				the player and three of the five community cards. This five-card hand shall
				constitute the poker hand of the player at the showdown. The winner of the pot
				shall be:
1. In high poker, the player with
				the highest ranking five-card high poker hand; or
2. In high-low split eight or better poker,
				the player with the highest ranking five-card high poker hand and the player
				with the highest ranking five-card low poker hand, subject to the provisions of
				(g) below, who shall divide the pot equally.
i. If a pot cannot be divided equally, the
				excess amount, which shall not exceed $ 1.00, shall be given to the player with
				the highest ranking high hand.
ii.
				If a tie exists between two or more players for the highest ranking high hand,
				the high hand share of the pot shall be divided equally among the tied players.
				If the high hand share of the pot cannot be divided equally among the tied
				players, the excess, which shall not exceed $ 1.00, shall be given to the
				player with the highest ranking high poker card by suit.
iii. If a tie exists between two or more
				players for the highest ranking low hand, the low hand share of the pot shall
				be divided equally among the tied players. If the low hand share of the pot
				cannot be divided equally among the tied players, the excess, which shall not
				exceed $ 1.00, shall be given to the player with the lowest ranking low poker
				card by suit.
iv. For purposes of
				this subsection, the cards shall be ranked by suit with the highest to lowest
				rank suit in order as follows: spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs.