New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69F - RULES OF THE GAMES › Subchapter 14 - POKER › Section 13:69F-14.12A - Triple Draw Low Ball Deuce to Seven; 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 Triple Draw Low Ball Deuce to Seven offered in its casino room
				or casino simulcasting facility.
(b) Each poker table shall be restricted to a
				maximum of seven 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, 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 five 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 has
				been dealt five cards face down, an initial betting round shall be completed in
				accordance with the provisions of
				13:69F-14.10(d) and
				(f).
(f) After completion of the initial betting
				round, each player remaining in the round of play, starting with the player to
				the immediate left of the button and continuing in a clockwise rotation around
				the poker table, shall have an opportunity to draw new cards one player at a
				time. Prior to the first player receiving any new cards, the dealer shall burn
				the top card of the deck. Each player may keep his or her original hand or
				discard as many cards as he or she chooses. Each discarded card shall be
				replaced by the dealer with a new card dealt from the deck. If an insufficient
				number of cards remain in the deck for a player to draw new cards, all
				discarded cards, except for the cards discarded by that player, shall be
				reshuffled and the new cards shall be dealt to the player.
(g) After the completion of discarding and
				drawing new cards, the second betting round shall be completed in accordance
				with the provisions of
				13:69F-14.10(f).
(h) After the second betting round, each
				player remaining in the round of play, starting with the player to the
				immediate left of the button and continuing in a clockwise rotation around the
				poker table, shall have an opportunity to draw new cards one player at a time.
				Each player may keep his or her original hand or discard as many cards as he or
				she chooses. Each discarded card shall be replaced by the dealer with a new
				card dealt from the deck in accordance with (f) above.
(i) After the completion of discarding and
				drawing new cards, the third betting round shall be completed in accordance
				with the provisions of
				13:69F-14.10(f).
(j) After the third betting round, each
				player remaining in the round of play, starting with the player to the
				immediate left of the button and continuing in a clockwise rotation around the
				poker table, shall have an opportunity to draw new cards one player at a time.
				Each player may keep his or her original hand or discard as many cards as he or
				she chooses. Each discarded card shall be replaced by the dealer with a new
				card dealt from the deck in accordance with the provisions of (f)
				above.
(k) After the completion of
				discarding and drawing new cards, the fourth and final betting round shall
				commence with the option to bet or check belonging to the first player to the
				left of the button who has not folded. Each subsequent player may, in clockwise
				rotation, fold, call, raise the bet, or, if preceding players have not made a
				bet, make an opening bet or check. The final betting round shall be considered
				complete when the last player has responded to the most recent bet.
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) 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. The winner of the
				pot shall be the player with the lowest ranking hand as determined by
				13:69F-14.3(e) and
				(f).