Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653b - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 653b.5 - Ultimate Pairs wager

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If the
				  certificate holder offers Ultimate Texas Hold -Em Poker as described in Chapter
				  653a (relating to Ultimate Texas Hold -Em Poker), the certificate holder may,
				  if specified in its Rules Submission form filed under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer to each player who has placed Ultimate Texas Hold -Em
				  wagers in accordance with §
										653a.7(d)(1)
				  (relating to wagers) the optional Ultimate Pairs wager.
(b) The layout and signage for the Ultimate
				  Texas Hold -Em Poker table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming
				  Operations for approval in accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). In
				  addition to the betting areas designated under §
										653a.2(b)
				  (relating to Ultimate Texas Hold -Em Poker table physical characteristics), the
				  layout shall include a designated area for the placement of the Ultimate Pairs
				  wager.
(c) After placing the
				  Ultimate Texas Hold -Em wagers as required in §
										653a.7(d) and any
				  optional wagers including the Ultimate Pairs wager, the dealer shall deal the
				  cards in accordance with §
										653a.11(a)-(f)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play). If a player
				  having made an Ultimate Pairs wager chooses to fold, the Play the Board wager
				  shall be treated in the same manner as the Trips wager or Six Card bonus wager
				  under §
										653a.11(f)(2)(i)
				  and remain on the table until settled.
(d) The dealer shall continue to deal the
				  round to completion consistent with §
										653a.11(g)-(n).
				  Ultimate Pairs wagers shall be settled as part of the settlement of optional
				  wagers prior to the removal of cards under § 653a.11(n).
(e) The Ultimate Pairs wager shall win and be
				  paid in accordance with subsection (f) if the player's two individual cards, or
				  if Paytable F is selected the player's two individual cards combined with the
				  dealer's two cards, form a hand comprised of a designated winning combination
				  under the certificate holder selected paytable.
(f) The certificate holder shall pay out
				  winning Ultimate Pairs wagers at the odds in one of the following paytables
				  selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission form filed in
				  accordance with § 601a.2:
Player's Individual Two
								Cards
Paytable A
Paytable B
Paytable C
Ace/ace and dealer ace/ace
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ace of hearts and ace of diamonds
n/a
n/a
100 to 1
Ace/ace
30 to 1
30 to 1
30 to 1
Ace/king (suited)
25 to 1
20 to 1
20 to 1
Ace/queen (suited) or player ace/jack (suited)
20 to 1
20 to 1
20 to 1
Ace/king
15 to 1
10 to 1
10 to 1
King/king, queen/queen or jack/jack
10 to 1
5 to 1
4 to 1
Ace/queen or ace/jack
5 to 1
10 to 1
10 to 1
Pair-10s or less
3 to 1
5 to 1
4 to 1
Player's Individual Two
								Cards
Paytable D
Paytable E
Paytable F
Ace/ace and dealer ace/ace
n/a
n/a
1,000 to 1
Ace of hearts and ace of diamonds
50 to 1
n/a
n/a
Ace/ace
25 to 1
25 to 1
30 to 1
Ace/king (suited)
20 to 1
20 to 1
25 to 1
Ace/queen (suited) or player ace/jack (suited)
20 to 1
20 to 1
20 to 1
Ace/king
10 to 1
10 to 1
15 to 1
King/king, queen/queen or jack/jack
5 to 1
5 to 1
10 to 1
Ace/queen or ace/jack
10 to 1
10 to 1
5 to 1
Pair-10s or less
5 to 1
5 to 1
3 to 1