South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:18 - GAMING COMMISSION - DEADWOOD GAMBLING › Chapter 20:18:16 - Poker › Section 20:18:16:15.15 - The play - Ultimate Texas Hold'em

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Ultimate Texas Hold'em must be played according to the
				  following rules:
(1) Ultimate Texas
				Hold'em may be played only on tables designated by the licensee for the play of
				Ultimate Texas Hold'em. A single deck of cards must be used. Posted table
				limits must take into consideration the additional wagers available so that a
				customer cannot exceed the $1,000 bet limit. The rank of hands in Ultimate
				Texas Hold'em, from highest to lowest, is royal flush, straight flush, four of
				a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, pair, and high
				card;
(2) Each player shall make at
				least one initial bet in the amount specified at the table by the retail
				licensee and shall place the bet in either the Trips wagering area or both the
				ante and blind wagering areas, not to exceed the posted table limits, in front
				of the players position. The optional progressive bet is made on the sensor in
				front of the players position. The trips wager and progressive wager are placed
				to play for hand value only; the ante bet is placed to play against the dealer;
				and the blind bet is placed to play for hand value and against the dealer. All
				bets may be placed if the player wants to play all ways;
(3) Any dealer tip delivered as a wager may
				be placed on any one, or all, of the trips, ante, or blind bets, if the player
				has placed a personal wager on the same hand. If a player continues play with a
				play wager, the dealers tip ante may remain in play whether or not the player
				adds a play wager for the dealer;
(4) Immediately before play begins and after
				each round of play has been completed, the dealer shall shuffle the cards.
				After all players have placed wagers, the dealer shall press the appropriate
				button on the keyboard. The sensors shall lock in the bet and light up,
				indicating a progressive wager. The dealer shall remove all progressive bets
				from the table. Following shuffle and cut, the dealer deals two cards to each
				player and to the dealer, face downward and one at a time in rotation among the
				players and the dealer. The first player to receive a card is the player to the
				left of the dealer; the dealer receives cards last or if a mechanical shuffling
				device is used, the five community cards are dispensed first, then two-card
				groups must be dispensed for every player, and the dealer is last;
(5) An incorrect number of cards dealt to a
				player or to the dealer is always a misdeal. An exposed card is not a misdeal.
				If the dealer exposes a card, the dealer turns the card over and continues
				dealing;
(6) Wagers are collected
				or paid in this order: play, ante, blind, and trips, if applicable. The
				optional progressive wager shall be collected before cards are dealt. The
				sensor shall stay lit during the round of play if a progressive wager was made
				and winning hands shall be paid at the completion of the round of
				play;
(7) Once a player looks at
				the two face down cards, the player has the option to check to see the flop,
				the first three community cards, or bet. If a player makes a bet, that player
				shall place an additional wager in an amount equal to 3x or 4x the ante in the
				play wagering area in front of the player's position and place the cards face
				down under a wager in accordance with house policy. Once a player makes a play
				bet, the player is locked into the hand and must wait to see if the player
				beats the dealers hand to be paid;
(8) After all players have acted, the dealer
				burns a card and exposes the flop, which is the first three community
				cards;
(9) The players who checked
				during the first round of betting shall be given the option to check again to
				see the next two community cards or bet. If a player makes a bet, that player
				shall place an additional wager in an amount equal to 2x the ante in the play
				wagering area in front of the players position and place the cards face down
				under the play wager. Once a player makes a play bet, the player is locked into
				the hand and must wait to see if the player beats the dealers hand to be
				paid;
(10) After all players have
				acted, the dealer burns a card and exposes the turn and river cards, which are
				the final two community cards;
(11)
				The players who checked during the second round of betting shall be given the
				final option to bet or fold. If a player makes a bet, that player shall place
				an additional wager in an amount equal to the ante in the play wagering area in
				front of the players position and place the cards face down under the play
				wager. Once a player makes a play bet, the player is locked into the hand and
				must wait to see if the player beats the dealers hand to be paid;
(12) If a player has placed an ante, blind,
				or trips bet and does not wish to play, the player may fold and forfeit the
				ante, blind, and trips bet or bets after the turn and river. If a player
				already has at least a three of a kind or better the player shall be paid on
				the trips wager. After each player who wishes to fold has folded, the dealer
				collects the ante, blind, and trips bet or bets, if not a three of a kind or
				better, and the cards from each player who folded. As the dealer collects the
				folded cards, the cards are spread face down to count the cards and then placed
				in the discard rack;
(13) After
				each player has decided to play or fold, the dealer shall expose the dealers
				two down cards and combine the cards with the five community cards and call out
				and show the best possible five-card hand that the players have to beat. Once
				the dealer has determined what the highest hand is, the dealer takes either of
				the following actions:
(a) If the dealer does
				not have a qualifying hand, a pair or better, there is no action on the ante
				bets and the ante bets are returned to each remaining player; all remaining
				bets remain in action and shall be pushed, paid, or taken accordingly;
				or
(b) If the dealer has a
				qualifying hand, the play and ante wagers are pushed, paid, or taken; the blind
				bet is either pushed, paid on all straights or higher if the player beats the
				dealer, or taken; the trips bet is paid on all three of a kind or better, or
				taken;