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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 675a - HIGH ROLL DICE › Section 675a.6 - High Roll Dice variation

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(a) If
				  selected in its Rules Submission, a certificate holder may offer a variation of
				  High Roll Dice in which only six dice instead of ten dice are used in the play
				  of the game.
(b) The High Roll Dice
				  table must comply with the requirements in §
										675a.1(a), (b) and
				  (d) (relating to High Roll Dice table;
				  physical characteristics) provided that each betting position on the layout
				  contains:
(1) For Like Kind Boulevard Wagers,
				  five circles with the numbers two of a kind through six of a kind and one
				  circle for no matches.
(2) For Pip
				  Street Wagers, a depiction of six dice displaying a value of one through six
				  with the two-spot die farthest to the player's left and the one-spot die
				  farthest to the player's right.
(3)
				  An inscription advising players that all wagers must be of equal
				  value.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Albatross
-All four of the player's cards
					 with a total point value of 8 or less.
Back 9 Wager
-An additional wager that a
					 player shall make to remain in play after the player reviews the first two
					 cards of his hand.
Birdie
-All four of the player's cards with
					 a total point value of between 14 and 18.
Eagle
-All four of the player's cards with
					 a total point value of between 9 and 13.
Fold
-The withdrawal of a player from a
					 round of play by not making a Back 9 Wager.
Front 9 Wager
-A wager that a player shall
					 make to participate in a round of play.
Gopher Wager
-An optional wager that at
					 least one of the player's four cards will contain an ace.
Hand
-The four-card hand that is held by
					 each player and the dealer after the cards are dealt.
Hole cards
-Two of the player's four cards
					 dealt face down that are not viewed until after the dealer exposes his hand.
Par
-All four of the player's cards with a
					 total point value of between 19 and 24.
Skins Wager
-An optional wager a player
					 may make to compete against the dealer's four cards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.2 - Go Fore It table physical characteristics

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(a) Go Fore It shall be played at a table
				  having betting positions for no more than six players on one side of the table
				  and a place for the dealer on the opposite side of the table.
(b) The layout for Go Fore It shall be
				  submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations and approved in accordance with
				  §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo
				  of the certificate holder.
(2)
				  Separate betting areas designated for the placement of the Skins, Gopher, Front
				  9 and Back 9 Wagers for each player.
(3) Inscriptions that advise patrons of the
				  payout odds for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate holder. If
				  the payout odds are not inscribed on the layout, a sign identifying the payout
				  odds for all permissible wagers shall be posted at each Go Fore It
				  table.
(4) An inscription
				  indicating that the Skins Wager will be lost if the dealer's hand and the
				  player's hand ties. If the information is not inscribed on the layout, a sign
				  which sets forth the required information shall be posted at each Go Fore It
				  table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.3 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (b), Go Fore It shall be played with one deck of cards
				  that are identical in appearance and one cover card.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  utilized, Go Fore It may be played with two decks of cards in accordance with
				  the following requirements:
(1) The cards in
				  each deck must be of the same design. The backs of the cards in one deck must
				  be of a different color than the cards included in the other deck.
(2) One deck of cards shall be shuffled and
				  stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other deck is being
				  used to play the game.
(3) Both
				  decks of cards shall be continuously alternated in and out of play, with each
				  deck being used for every other round of play.
(4) The cards from only one deck shall be
				  placed in the discard rack at any given time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a)
				  After receiving one deck or two decks of cards at the table, the dealer shall
				  inspect the cards for defects. The floorperson assigned to the table shall
				  verify the inspection.
(b) After
				  the cards are inspected, the cards shall be spread out face up on the table for
				  visual inspection by the first player to arrive at the table. The cards shall
				  be spread in horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in
				  sequence.
(c) After the first
				  player arriving at the table has been afforded an opportunity to visually
				  inspect the cards, the cards shall be turned face down on the table, mixed
				  thoroughly by a washing of the cards and stacked. Once the cards have been
				  stacked, the cards shall be shuffled in accordance with §
										676a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards).
(d) If an
				  automated card shuffling device is utilized and two decks of cards are received
				  at the table, each deck of cards shall be spread for inspection, mixed, stacked
				  and shuffled in accordance with subsections (a)-(c).
(e) If the decks of cards received at the
				  table are preinspected and preshuffled in accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use),
				  subsections (a)-(d) do not apply.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												676a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.5 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

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(a)
				  Immediately prior to commencement of play, unless the cards were preshuffled in
				  accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use), after
				  each round of play has been completed or when directed by a floorperson or
				  above, the dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an
				  automated card shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed.
				  Upon completion of the shuffle, the dealer or automated shuffling device shall
				  place the deck of cards in a single stack. The certificate holder may use an
				  automated card shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the
				  cards, inserts the stack of cards directly into a dealing shoe.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  being used, which counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion
				  of each shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards are present, and the device
				  reveals that an incorrect number of cards are present, the deck shall be
				  removed from the table.
(c) After
				  the cards have been shuffled and stacked, the dealer shall:
(1) If the cards were shuffled using an
				  automated card shuffling device, deal or deliver the cards in accordance with
				  §
											676a.8, §
											676a.9 or §
											676a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe).
(2) If the cards were
				  shuffled manually, cut the cards in accordance with subsection
				  (d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.6 - Go Fore It rankings

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The point value assigned to the cards used in Go Fore It
					 shall be:
Card
Point
								Value
Ace
1
Jack, queen, king
10
2 through 10
Face value
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.7 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at Go
				  Fore It shall be made by placing value chips or plaques on the appropriate
				  areas of the table layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may not be
				  accepted.
(b) Only players who are
				  seated at a Go Fore It table may wager at the game. Once a player has placed a
				  wager and received cards, that player shall remain seated until the completion
				  of the round of play. If a player leaves the table during a round of play, any
				  wagers made by the player may be considered abandoned and may be treated as
				  losing wagers.
(c) All wagers,
				  except the Back 9 Wager, shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing "no
				  more bets" in accordance with the dealing procedure in §
										676a.8, §
										676a.9 or §
										676a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe). Except as provided in §
										676a.11(b)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play), a wager may not
				  be made, increased or withdrawn after the dealer has announced "no more
				  bets."
(d) The following wagers may
				  be placed in the game of Go Fore It:
(1) A
				  Front 9 Wager, which is required to participate in a round of play.
(2) A Back 9 Wager equal to the player's
				  Front 9 Wager which is required to continue in the round of play after the
				  player views his first to cards.
(3) An optional Skins Wager to compete
				  against the total point count of the dealer's hand.
(4) A Gopher Wager that at least one of the
				  player's four cards will contain an ace.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.9 - Procedure for dealing the cards from the hand

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(a) If the cards are dealt from the dealer's
				  hand, the following requirements shall be observed:
(1) An automated shuffling device shall be
				  used to shuffle the cards.
(2)
				  After the procedures required under §
											676a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the dealer shall place the stacked deck
				  of cards in either hand. After the dealer has chosen the hand in which he will
				  hold the cards, the dealer shall continue to use that hand whenever holding the
				  cards during that round of play. The cards held by the dealer shall be kept
				  over the table inventory container and in front of the dealer at all
				  times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.10 - Procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe

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(a) If the cards
				  are dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements shall be
				  observed:
(1) After the procedures required
				  under §
											676a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the
				  automated dealing shoe.
(2) Prior
				  to the dealer delivering any stacks of cards dispensed by the automated dealing
				  shoe, the dealer shall announce "no more bets."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.11 - Procedures for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the dealing procedures required
				  under §
										676a.8, §
										676a.9 or §
										676a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe) have been completed, each player shall examine the player's closest two
				  cards subject to the following limitations:
(1) Each player who wagers at a Go Fore It
				  table shall be responsible for his own hand and no person other than the dealer
				  and the player to whom the cards were dealt may touch the cards of that
				  player.
(2) Each player shall keep
				  his cards in full view of the dealer at all times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.12 - Payout odds

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(a) A certificate
				  holder shall pay winning Front 9 Wagers at odds of 1 to 1.
(b) A certificate holder shall pay winning
				  Back 9 Wagers in accordance with the following odds:
Hand-Total Point
								Value
Payout
Albatross (8 or less)
25 to 1
Eagle (9-13)
5 to 1
Birdie (14-18)
2 to 1
Par (19-24)
1 to 1
(c)
				  A certificate holder shall pay winning Skins Wagers at odds of 1 to
				  1.
(d) A certificate holder shall
				  pay winning Gopher Wagers at the odds in one of the following paytables
				  selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance
				  with §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions):
Number of
								Aces
Paytable A
Paytable
								B
4
1,000 to 1
1,000 to 1
3
50 to 1
50 to 1
2
5 to 1
6 to 1
1
2 to 1
2 to 1
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												676a.11 (relating to procedures
						for completion of each round of
						play).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 676a - GO FORE IT › Section 676a.13 - Irregularities

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(a) A card that is
				  found face up in the shoe or the deck while the cards are being dealt may not
				  be used in that round of play and shall be placed in the discard rack. If more
				  than one card is found face up in the shoe or the deck during the dealing of
				  the cards, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to the players
				  and the cards shall be reshuffled.
(b) A card drawn in error without its face
				  being exposed shall be used as though it were the next card from the shoe or
				  the deck.
(c) If any player or the
				  dealer is dealt an incorrect number of cards, all hands shall be void, all
				  wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be
				  reshuffled.
(d) If any of the
				  dealer's cards or the player's hole cards are inadvertently exposed prior to
				  each player having either folded or placed a Back 9 Wager as provided under
				  §
										676a.11 (relating to procedures
				  for completion of each round of play), all hands shall be void, all wagers
				  shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be reshuffled.
(e) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during a shuffle or fails to
				  complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled.
(f) If an automated dealing shoe is being
				  used and the device jams, stops dealing cards or fails to deal cards during a
				  round of play, the round of play shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to
				  the players and the cards shall be removed from the device and reshuffled with
				  any cards already dealt.
(g) If an
				  automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe malfunctions and
				  cannot be used, the automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe
				  shall be covered or have a sign indicating that the automated card shuffling
				  device or automated dealing shoe is out of order placed on the device before
				  any other method of shuffling or dealing may be utilized at that
				  table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Bad Beat Bonus
-A bonus payout awarded to
					 any player who holds a straight or higher and loses to the dealer's hand.
Check
-Waiving the right to place a Raise
					 Wager but remaining in the round of play.
Community card
-A card which may be used by
					 each player and the dealer to form the best possible five-card Poker hand.
Flop
-The first three community cards dealt
					 during a round of play.
Fold
-The withdrawal of a player from a
					 round of play by not making a Raise Wager after the Turn and River cards are
					 exposed.
Hand
-The five-card Poker hand formed from
					 the two cards of the player or the dealer and any of the five community cards.
River card
-The fifth community card
					 revealed during a round of play.
Turn card
-The fourth community card
					 revealed during a round of play.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.2 - World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em table physical characteristics

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(a) World Poker
				  Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em shall be played at a table having betting positions for
				  no more than six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on
				  the opposite side of the table.
(b)
				  The layout for a World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em table shall be submitted to
				  the Bureau of Gaming Operations and approved in accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo of
				  the certificate holder.
(2) Three
				  separate betting areas designated for the placement of Ante, Odds and Raise
				  Wagers for each player.
(3) A
				  separate area designated for the placement of the five community cards located
				  directly in front of the table inventory container.
(4) A separate area designated for the
				  placement of the dealer's two cards.
(5) If the certificate holder offers the
				  optional Pocket Bonus Wager authorized under §
											677a.7(d)(2)
				  (relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the
				  Pocket Bonus Wager for each player.
(6) If the certificate holder offers the
				  optional Trips Plus Wager authorized under §
											677a.7(d)(3), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Trips Plus Wager for each
				  player.
(7) Inscriptions that
				  advise patrons of the payout odds for all permissible wagers offered by the
				  certificate holder. If the payout odds are not inscribed on the layout, a sign
				  identifying the payout odds for all permissible wagers shall be posted at each
				  World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em table.
(8) Inscriptions indicating the following:
(i) The Ante Wager will be returned if the
				  dealer does not have a pair or better.
(ii) If established by the certificate
				  holder, the payout limit per player per round of play, as authorized under
				  §
												677a.12(f)
				  (relating to payout odds; payout limitation).
(9) If the information required under
				  paragraph (8) is not inscribed on the layout, a sign which sets forth the
				  required information shall be posted at each World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em
				  table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.3 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (b), World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em shall be played
				  with one deck of cards that are identical in appearance and two cover
				  cards.
(b) If an automated card
				  shuffling device is utilized, World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em may be played
				  with two decks of cards in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The cards in each deck must be of the
				  same design. The backs of the cards in one deck must be of a different color
				  than the cards included in the other deck.
(2) One deck of cards shall be shuffled and
				  stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other deck is being
				  used to play the game.
(3) Both
				  decks of cards shall be continuously alternated in and out of play, with each
				  deck being used for every other round of play.
(4) The cards from only one deck shall be
				  placed in the discard rack at any given time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a)
				  After receiving one or more decks of cards at the table, the dealer shall
				  inspect the cards for any defects. The floorperson assigned to the table shall
				  verify the inspection.
(b) After
				  the cards are inspected, the cards shall be spread out face up on the table for
				  visual inspection by the first player to arrive at the table. The cards shall
				  be spread out in horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in
				  sequence.
(c) After the first
				  player arriving at the table has been afforded an opportunity to visually
				  inspect the cards, the cards shall be turned face down on the table, mixed
				  thoroughly by a washing of the cards and stacked. Once the cards have been
				  stacked, the cards shall be shuffled in accordance with §
										677a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards).
(d) If an
				  automated card shuffling device is utilized and two decks of cards are received
				  at the table, each deck of cards shall be spread for inspection, mixed, stacked
				  and shuffled in accordance with subsections (a)-(c).
(e) If the decks of cards received at the
				  table are preinspected and preshuffled in accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use),
				  subsections (a)-(d) do not apply.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												677a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.5 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

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(a)
				  Immediately prior to commencement of play, unless the cards were preshuffled in
				  accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use), after
				  each round of play has been completed or when directed by a floorperson or
				  above, the dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an
				  automated card shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed.
				  Upon completion of the shuffle, the dealer or automated shuffling device shall
				  place the deck of cards in a single stack. The certificate holder may use an
				  automated card shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the
				  cards, inserts the stack of cards directly into a dealing shoe.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  being used, which counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion
				  of each shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards are present, and the device
				  reveals that an incorrect number of cards are present, the deck shall be
				  removed from the table.
(c) After
				  the cards have been shuffled and stacked, the dealer shall:
(1) If the cards were shuffled using an
				  automated card shuffling device, deal the cards in accordance with §
											677a.8, §
											677a.9 or §
											677a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe).
(2) If the cards were
				  shuffled manually or were preshuffled, cut the cards in accordance with
				  subsection (d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.6 - World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em rankings

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(a) The rank of the cards used in World Poker
				  Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace,
				  king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Notwithstanding the
				  foregoing, an ace may be used to complete a straight flush or straight formed
				  with a 2, 3, 4 and 5 but may not be combined with any other sequence of cards
				  (for example queen, king, ace, 2 and 3). All suits shall be equal in
				  rank.
(b) The permissible five-card
				  Poker hands at the game of World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em, in order of
				  highest to lowest rank, shall be:
(1) A royal
				  flush, which is a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the
				  same suit.
(2) A straight flush,
				  which is a hand, other than a royal flush, consisting of five cards of the same
				  suit in consecutive ranking, with king, queen, jack, 10 and 9 being the highest
				  ranking straight flush and ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5 being the lowest straight
				  flush.
(3) A four-of-a-kind, which
				  is a hand consisting of four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the
				  highest ranking four-of-a-kind and four 2s being the lowest ranking
				  four-of-a-kind.
(4) A full house,
				  which is a hand consisting of a three-of-a-kind and a pair, with three aces and
				  two kings being the highest ranking full house and three 2s and two 3s being
				  the lowest ranking full house.
(5)
				  A flush, which is a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit, not in
				  consecutive order, with ace, king, queen, jack and 9 being the highest ranking
				  flush and 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 being the lowest ranking flush.
(6) A straight, which is a hand consisting of
				  five cards of more than one suit and of consecutive rank, with an ace, king,
				  queen, jack and 10 being the highest ranking straight and an ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5
				  being the lowest ranking straight.
(7) A three-of-a-kind, which is a hand
				  consisting of three cards of the same rank, with three aces being the highest
				  ranking three-of-a-kind and three 2s being the lowest ranking
				  three-of-a-kind.
(8) Two pair,
				  which is a hand consisting of two pairs, with two aces and two kings being the
				  highest ranking two pair and two 3s and two 2s being the lowest ranking two
				  pair.
(9) A pair, which is a hand
				  consisting of two cards of the same rank, with two aces being the highest
				  ranking pair and two 2s being the lowest ranking pair.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.7 - Wagers

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(a) Wagers at World
				  Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em shall be made by placing value chips, plaques or
				  other Board-approved table game wagering instruments on the appropriate areas
				  of the table layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may not be
				  accepted.
(b) Only players who are
				  seated at the World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em table may place a wager at the
				  game. Once a player has placed a wager and received cards, that player shall
				  remain seated until the completion of the round of play. If a player leaves the
				  table during a round of play, any wagers made by the player may be considered
				  abandoned and may be treated as losing wagers.
(c) All Ante, Odds, Trips Plus and Pocket
				  Bonus Wagers shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing "no more bets" in
				  accordance with the dealing procedure in §
										677a.8, §
										677a.9 or §
										677a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe). Except as provided in §
										677a.11(b), (d) and
				  (f) (relating to procedure for completion of
				  each round of play), a wager may not be made, increased or withdrawn after the
				  dealer has announced "no more bets."
(d) The following wagers may be placed in the
				  game of World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em:
(1) A player shall compete against the
				  dealer's five-card Poker hand by placing an Ante Wager and an Odds Wager equal
				  to the player's Ante Wager then a Raise Wager in accordance with §
				  677a.11(b), (d) or (f).
(2) If
				  specified in its Rules Submission under §
											601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), a certificate holder may offer to each player at a World
				  Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em table the option to make an additional Pocket
				  Bonus Wager that the player's first two cards will contain a pair or an ace and
				  a king, queen or jack. A Pocket Bonus Wager does not have a bearing on any
				  other wager made by the player.
(3)
				  If specified in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, a certificate holder
				  may offer to each player at a World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em table the
				  option to make an additional Trips Plus Wager that the player's five-card Poker
				  hand formed from any of the player's two cards and the five community cards
				  will contain a three-of-a-kind or better as defined in §
											677a.6(b) 
				  (relating to World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em rankings). A Trips Plus Wager
				  does not have a bearing on any other wager made by the
				  player.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.9 - Procedure for dealing the cards from the hand

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(a) If the cards are dealt from the dealer's
				  hand, the following requirements shall be observed:
(1) An automated shuffling device shall be
				  used to shuffle the cards.
(2)
				  After the procedures required under §
											677a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the dealer shall place the stacked deck
				  of cards in either hand. After the dealer has chosen the hand in which he will
				  hold the cards, the dealer shall continue to use that hand whenever holding the
				  cards during that round of play. The cards held by the dealer shall be kept
				  over the table inventory container and in front of the dealer at all
				  times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.10 - Procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe

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(a) If the cards
				  are dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements shall be
				  observed:
(1) After the procedures required
				  under §
											677a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the
				  automated dealing shoe.
(2) Prior
				  to the dealer delivering any stacks of cards dispensed from the automated
				  dealing shoe, the dealer shall announce "no more bets."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.11 - Procedure for completion of each round of play

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(a) After the dealing procedures required
				  under §
										677a.8, §
										677a.9 or §
										677a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe) have been completed, each player shall examine his cards subject to the
				  following limitations:
(1) Each player who
				  wagers at World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em shall be responsible for his own
				  hand and no person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were
				  dealt may touch the cards of that player.
(2) Each player shall keep his cards in full
				  view of the dealer at all times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 677a - WORLD POKER TOUR HEADS-UP HOLD 'EM › Section 677a.13 - Irregularities

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(a) A card that is
				  found face up in the shoe or the deck while the cards are being dealt may not
				  be used in that round of play and shall be placed in the discard rack. If more
				  than one card is found face up in the shoe or the deck during the dealing of
				  the cards, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to the players
				  and the cards shall be reshuffled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the cards
				  are found face up after each player and the dealer have received their initial
				  two cards, any Pocket Bonus Wagers shall be settled in accordance with the
				  payout odds in §
										677a.12(d)
				  (relating to payout odds; payout limitation).
(b) A card drawn in error without its face
				  being exposed shall be used as though it were the next card from the shoe or
				  the deck.
(c) If any player, the
				  dealer or the area designated for the placement of the community cards is dealt
				  an incor-rect number of cards, all hands shall be void, all wagers shall be
				  returned to the players and the cards shall be reshuffled.
(d) If either of the cards dealt to the
				  dealer in World Poker Tour Heads-Up Hold 'Em is inadvertently exposed prior to
				  each player having either folded or placed a Raise Wager as provided for under
				  §
										677a.11 (relating to procedure for
				  completion of each round of play), all hands shall be void and all Ante, Odds
				  and Raise Wagers shall be returned to the players and the cards shall be
				  reshuffled. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if a player has placed a Pocket Bonus
				  or Trips Plus Wager, the wager shall be settled in accordance with the payout
				  odds in § 677a.12(d) and (e).
(e) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  being used and the device jams, stops shuffling during a shuffle or fails to
				  complete a shuffle cycle, the cards shall be reshuffled.
(f) If an automated dealing shoe is being
				  used and the device jams, stops dealing cards or fails to deal cards during a
				  round of play, the round of play shall be void, all wagers shall be returned to
				  the players and the cards shall be removed from the device and reshuffled with
				  any cards already dealt.
(g) If an
				  automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe malfunctions and
				  cannot be used, the automated card shuffling device or automated dealing shoe
				  must be covered or have a sign indicating that the automated card shuffling
				  device or automated dealing shoe is out of order placed on the device before
				  any other method of shuffling or dealing may be utilized at that
				  table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Fold
-The withdrawal of a player from a
					 round of play by not making a Raise Wager.
Raise Wager
-The wager a player places
					 after examining the player's seven cards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.2 - High Card Flush table physical characteristics

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(a) High Card Flush shall be played at a
				  table having betting positions for no more than six players on one side of the
				  table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side of the table.
(b) The layout for a High Card Flush table
				  shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations and approved in
				  accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and
				  contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name or logo of
				  the certificate holder.
(2) Two
				  separate betting areas designated for the placement of the Ante and Raise
				  Wagers for each player.
(3) A
				  separate area designated for the placement of the dealer's seven
				  cards.
(4) If the certificate
				  holder offers the optional Flush Bonus Wager authorized under §
											678a.7(d)(2)
				  (relating to wagers), a separate area designated for the placement of the Flush
				  Bonus Wager for each player.
(5) If
				  the certificate holder offers the optional Straight Flush Bonus Wager
				  authorized under §
											678a.7(d)(3), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Straight Flush Bonus Wager
				  for each player.
(6) If a
				  certificate holder offers the optional Progressive Jackpot Wager authorized
				  under §
											678a.7(d)(4), a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Progressive Jackpot Wager for
				  each player.
(7) Inscriptions that
				  advise patrons of the following:
(i) The
				  payout odds for all permissible wagers offered by the certificate
				  holder.
(ii) The dealer qualifies
				  with a three-card flush, nine high or pays the Ante Wager and pushes the Raise
				  Wager.
(iii) For Raise Wagers, if a
				  player has:
(A) A two-card, three-card or
				  four-card flush, a player may place a Raise Wager equal to the player's Ante
				  Wager.
(B) A five-card flush, a
				  player may place a Raise Wager up to two times the amount of the player's Ante
				  Wager.
(C) A six-card or seven-card
				  flush, a player may place a Raise Wager up to three times the amount of the
				  player's Ante Wager.
(iv)
				  If established by the certificate holder, the payout limit per player per round
				  of play, as authorized under §
												678a.12(e)
				  (relating to payout odds; payout limitation).
(8) If the information under paragraph (7) is
				  not inscribed on the layout, a sign which sets forth the required information
				  shall be posted at each High Card Flush table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.3 - Cards; number of decks

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(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (b), High Card Flush shall be played with one deck of
				  cards that are identical in appearance and two cover cards.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device is
				  utilized, High Card Flush may be played with two decks of cards in accordance
				  with the following requirements:
(1) The cards
				  in each deck must be of the same design. The backs of the cards in one deck
				  must be of a different color than the cards included in the other
				  deck.
(2) One deck of cards shall
				  be shuffled and stored in the automated card shuffling device while the other
				  deck is being used to play the game.
(3) Both decks of cards shall be continuously
				  alternated in and out of play, with each deck being used for every other round
				  of play.
(4) The cards from only
				  one deck shall be placed in the discard rack at any given time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.4 - Opening of the table for gaming

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(a)
				  After receiving one or more decks of cards at the table, the dealer shall
				  inspect the cards for any defects. The floorperson assigned to the table shall
				  verify the inspection.
(b) After
				  the cards are inspected, the cards shall be spread out face up on the table for
				  visual inspection by the first player to arrive at the table. The cards shall
				  be spread out in horizontal fan shaped columns by deck according to suit and in
				  sequence.
(c) After the first
				  player arriving at the table has been afforded an opportunity to visually
				  inspect the cards, the cards shall be turned face down on the table, mixed
				  thoroughly by a washing of the cards and stacked. Once the cards have been
				  stacked, the cards shall be shuffled in accordance with §
										678a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards).
(d) If an
				  automated card shuffling device is utilized and two decks of cards are received
				  at the table, each deck of cards shall be spread for inspection, mixed, stacked
				  and shuffled in accordance with subsections (a)-(c).
(e) If the decks of cards received at the
				  table are preinspected and preshuffled in accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use),
				  subsections (a)-(d) do not apply.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												678a.5 (relating to shuffle and
						cut of the cards).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.5 - Shuffle and cut of the cards

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(a)
				  Immediately prior to commencement of play, unless the cards were preshuffled in
				  accordance with §
										603a.16(u) or (v)
				  (relating to cards; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use), after
				  each round of play has been completed or when directed by a floorperson or
				  above, the dealer shall shuffle the cards, either manually or by use of an
				  automated card shuffling device, so that the cards are randomly intermixed.
				  Upon completion of the shuffle, the dealer or automated shuffling device shall
				  place the deck of cards in a single stack. The certificate holder may use an
				  automated card shuffling device which, upon completion of the shuffling of the
				  cards, inserts the stack of cards directly into a dealing shoe.
(b) If an automated card shuffling device
				  that counts the number of cards in the deck after the completion of each
				  shuffle and indicates whether 52 cards are present is being used, and the
				  device reveals that an incorrect number of cards are present, the deck shall be
				  removed from the table.
(c) After
				  the cards have been shuffled and stacked, the dealer shall:
(1) If the cards were shuffled using an
				  automated card shuffling device, deal the cards in accordance with §
											678a.8, §
											678a.9 or §
											678a.10 (relating to procedure for
				  dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedure for dealing the cards
				  from the hand; and procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing
				  shoe).
(2) If the cards were
				  shuffled manually or were preshuffled, cut the cards in accordance with
				  subsection (d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.6 - High Card Flush rankings

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(a) The rank of
				  the cards used in High Card Flush, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall
				  be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. All suits shall be
				  equal in rank.
(b) For purposes of
				  the Ante, Raise and Flush Bonus Wagers, the permissible hands at the game of
				  High Card Flush, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be:
(1) A seven-card flush, which is a hand
				  consisting of seven cards of the same suit in any order.
(2) A six-card flush, which is a hand
				  consisting of six cards of the same suit in any order.
(3) A five-card flush, which is a hand
				  consisting of five cards of the same suit in any order.
(4) A four-card flush, which is a hand
				  consisting of four cards of the same suit in any order.
(5) A three-card flush, which is a hand
				  consisting of three cards of the same suit in any order.
(6) A two-card flush, which is a hand
				  consisting of two cards of the same suit in any order.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.9 - Procedure for dealing the cards from the hand

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(a) If the cards are dealt from the dealer's
				  hand, the following requirements shall be observed:
(1) An automated shuffling device shall be
				  used to shuffle the cards.
(2)
				  After the procedures required under §
											678a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the dealer shall place the stacked deck
				  of cards in either hand. After the dealer has chosen the hand in which he will
				  hold the cards, the dealer shall continue to use that hand whenever holding the
				  cards during that round of play. The cards held by the dealer shall be kept
				  over the table inventory container and in front of the dealer at all
				  times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 678a - HIGH CARD FLUSH › Section 678a.10 - Procedure for dealing the cards from an automated dealing shoe

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(a) If the cards
				  are dealt from an automated dealing shoe, the following requirements shall be
				  observed:
(1) After the procedures required
				  under §
											678a.5 (relating to shuffle and
				  cut of the cards) have been completed, the cards shall be placed in the
				  automated dealing shoe.
(2) Prior
				  to the shoe dispensing any stacks of cards, the dealer shall announce "no more
				  bets" and, if the Progressive Jackpot Wager is being offered, use the
				  progressive table game system to prevent the placement of additional
				  Progressive Jackpot Wagers. If Progressive Jackpot 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 Jackpot Wagers accepted by the progressive table game
				  system. The dealer shall then place the value chips into the table inventory
				  container.