Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER › Section 653a.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 §
										653a.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 the automated card shuffling
				  device.
(b) Prior to dealing the
				  cards, the dealer shall announce "no more bets" and, if the Progressive Payout
				  Wager or the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager is being offered, use the progressive
				  table game system or the electronic wagering system to prevent the placement of
				  any additional Progressive Payout or Five Card Hand Bonus Wagers. If any
				  Progressive Payout Wagers have been made, the dealer shall collect the wagers
				  and, on the layout in front of the table inventory container, verify that the
				  number of value chips wagered equals the number of Progressive Payout Wagers
				  accepted by the progressive table game system. The dealer shall then place the
				  value chips into the table inventory container.
(c) Each card shall be removed from the
				  dealing shoe with the hand of the dealer that is the closest to the dealing
				  shoe and placed on the appropriate area of the layout with the opposite
				  hand.
(d) If any player placed a
				  Six Card Bonus Wager, the dealer shall deal four cards, face down, to the area
				  on the layout designated for the placement of the Six Card Bonus cards. The
				  dealer shall then, starting with the player farthest to the dealer's left and
				  continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, deal one card at a time to
				  each player who placed the required wagers in accordance with §
										653a.7(d)(1)
				  (relating to wagers) and to the dealer, until each player who placed the
				  required wagers, and the dealer have two cards.
(e) After two cards have been dealt to each
				  player and to the area designated for the placement of the dealer's hand, the
				  dealer shall deal the five community cards in accordance with §
										653a.11 (relating to procedures
				  for completion of each round of play). After all community cards have been
				  dealt, 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 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.
The provisions of this § 653a.8 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30) and
						13A 02(1) and
						(2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												653a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards); 58 Pa. Code §
												653a.7 (relating to wagers); and
						58 Pa. Code §
												653a.11 (relating to procedures
						for completion of each round of
						play).