Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 674a - CRISS-CROSS POKER › Section 674a.8 - Procedure for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If a manual dealing shoe is used, the
				  dealing shoe must be located on the table in a location approved by the Bureau
				  of Casino Compliance in accordance with §
										601a.10(g)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). Once the
				  procedures required under §
										674a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the stacked deck of cards shall be
				  placed in the dealing shoe by the dealer or by an automated card shuffling
				  device.
(b) Prior to dealing any
				  cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets."
(c) Each card shall be removed from the
				  dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that is closest to the dealing shoe
				  and placed on the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite
				  hand.
(d) The dealer shall deal
				  five community cards face down to form a cross with one card in the box
				  furthest from the dealer, three cards in the second row and one card in the box
				  closest to the dealer. After dealing the five community cards, starting with
				  the player farthest to the dealer's left and continuing around the table in a
				  clockwise manner, the dealer shall deal one card at a time, face down to each
				  player who has placed the two required Ante Wagers in accordance with §
										674a.7(d)
				  (relating to wagers) until each player has two cards.
(e) After five cards have been dealt to the
				  area designated for the placement of the community cards and two cards have
				  been dealt to each player, the dealer shall remove the stub from the manual
				  dealing shoe and, except as provided in subsection (f), place the stub in the
				  discard rack without exposing the cards.
(f) If an automated card shuffling device,
				  which counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each
				  shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards are present, is not being used, the
				  dealer shall count the stub at least once every 5 rounds of play to determine
				  if the correct number of cards are still present in the deck. The dealer shall
				  determine the number of cards in the stub by counting the cards face down on
				  the layout.
(g) If the count of the
				  stub indicates that 52 cards are in the deck, the dealer shall place the stub
				  in the discard rack without exposing the cards.
(h) If the count of the stub indicates that
				  the number of cards in the deck is incorrect, the dealer shall determine if the
				  cards were misdealt. If the cards were misdealt (a player has more or less than
				  2 cards or the area designed for the placement of the community cards has more
				  or less than 5 cards) but 52 cards remain in the deck, all hands shall be void
				  and all wagers shall be returned to the players. If the cards were not
				  misdealt, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to the players
				  and the entire deck of cards shall be removed from the table.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												674a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code §
												674a.7 (relating to wagers); and
						58 Pa. Code §
												674a.11 (relating to procedures
						for completion of each round of
						play).