South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:18 - GAMING COMMISSION - DEADWOOD GAMBLING › Chapter 20:18:16 - Poker › Section 20:18:16:15.08 - The play - Texas Shootout poker, a variation of Texas Hold 'em poker

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Texas Shootout poker is played at a blackjack-style table
				  designated by the licensee for the play of Texas Shootout poker. Texas Shootout
				  poker shall be played according to the following rules:
(1) Six standard decks of 52 cards each,
				dealt from a dealing shoe, shall be used;
(2) Each player plays against the dealer.
				Players do not play against other players;
(3) The dealer begins by shuffling the cards.
				New decks shall be inspected in accordance with standard inspection procedures.
				A player is selected to insert a blank "cut card" into the shuffled decks and
				the dealer cuts the decks. The dealer then inserts the cut card approximately
				one deck from the last card and places the cards into the shoe. The dealer
				deals the first card out of the shoe face-down and places it directly into the
				discard receptacle. This is known as "burning a card";
(4) Players place the required primary wager
				within the designated wagering area in front of the player's position. At the
				discretion of the retail licensee, players may play more than one hand during a
				round of play;
(5) Players may
				place an additional, optional "Shootout Bonus" wager by placing their wager in
				the designated wagering area labeled "Shootout Bonus" immediately to the right
				of each primary wagering area. The Shootout Bonus wager entitles the player to
				receive the payouts listed on the Shootout Bonus paytable;
(6) In the event a player's Shootout Bonus
				wager is at least five dollars, their hand qualifies for the "Envy Bonus"
				paytable. For any Shootout Bonus wager that is at least five dollars, the
				dealer places an "Envy Bonus" lammer to the player's immediate right of their
				Shootout Bonus wager signifying that the player's hand qualifies for the Envy
				Bonus paytable;
(7) After all
				wagers have been placed, the dealer deals four cards, face down, sequentially
				to each player's position and to himself or herself in a clockwise rotation
				beginning with the player on the dealer's immediate left;
(8) Each player determines which two cards to
				play. The two cards selected for play are placed face-up on the table layout
				directly in back of, (the player's side), the player's primary wager. The two
				discarded cards are placed face-down in front of, (the dealer's side), the
				player's primary wager;
(9) In the
				event a player receives "two-pair" or "four-of-a kind" on the first four cards,
				the player may optionally "split" the initial four cards into two, two-card
				hands. A player who is desirous of splitting the player's hand, places all four
				cards face-up into two distinct two-card hands in front of the player's primary
				wager. The player matches the original primary wager. If the player originally
				placed the Shootout Bonus wager, the player may optionally place an additional
				Shootout Bonus wager for the second hand up to an amount equal to the original
				Shootout Bonus wager;
(10) After
				all players have placed their discarded cards on the table, the dealer confirms
				that each player has discarded two cards, (unless the player's initial hand was
				split), and beginning with the player on the dealer's immediate right, collects
				each of the discarded cards in a counterclockwise rotation. As cards are
				collected by the dealer, the cards are deemed "mucked" and considered "dead."
				Mucked cards may not be replayed or retrieved. The dealer places the discarded
				cards face-down into the discard receptacle;
(11) The dealer exposes dealer's four-card
				hand face-up on the table layout directly in front of the dealer. The dealer
				selects two cards to play and two cards to discard according to a predetermined
				"house-way" strategy. The dealer must play by the "house-ways" which are
				available for inspection by any player. In the event a player determines the
				dealer's hand is not set according to "house-ways," the player may challenge
				the dealer's selection. Either the dealer or a table game supervisor must reset
				the house hand to conform to the "house-way" strategy;
(12) Next the dealer deals five cards
				face-down in the center of the table. These five cards are known as the "flop"
				and are used as common cards to form both the dealer's and each player's hand.
				The five cards are to be placed in a horizontal row with spacing between the
				cards. After the dealer confirms that exactly five cards have been dealt, the
				dealer scoops up the five cards and flips the cards over face-up, also in a
				horizontal row. The dealer reconfigures the order of the five cards so that the
				highest value combination is displayed on the dealer's left and descending in
				value to the right;
(13) The dealer
				and each player will use any combination of a player's two cards and the five
				cards on the flop to make the best possible five-card poker hand;
(14) The ranking of hands from best to worst
				is as follows:
(a) Five-of-a-kind,
				Suited;
(b) Straight Flush,
				(A-K-Q-J-10 is the highest and A- 2-3-4 -5 is the lowest straight
				flush);
(c)
				Five-of-a-Kind;
(d)
				Four-of-a-Kind;
(e) Full
				House;
(f) Flush;
(g) Straight, (A-K-Q-J-10 is the highest and
				A- 2-3-4 -5 is the lowest straight);
(h) Three-of-a-Kind;
(i) Two Pair;
(j) One Pair; and
(k) High Card;