South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:18 - GAMING COMMISSION - DEADWOOD GAMBLING › Chapter 20:18:16 - Poker › Section 20:18:16:15.02 - The play - Three-card poker

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Three-card poker must be played according to the following
				  rules:
(1) Three-card poker may be
				played only on tables designated by the licensee for the play of three-card
				poker. A single deck of cards must be used. At the operators discretion, each
				player may play up to two hands following each shuffle of the deck. The rank of
				hands in three-card poker, from highest to lowest is straight flush, three of a
				kind, straight, flush, pair, and high card;
(2) Each player must make at least one
				initial bet in the amount specified at the table by the retail licensee and
				must place the bet or bets in either one, or both, of the pair plus or the ante
				wagering areas in front of the player's position. The optional progressive bet
				is made on the sensor in front of the players position. The pair plus and
				optional progressive bets are placed to play for hand value only; the ante bet
				is placed to play against the dealer; both bets may be placed if the player
				wishes to play both ways. There is also an optional six card bonus wager that
				may be wagered to play against a paytable for the best five card hand that may
				be made using the players three card hand and the dealers three card hand. To
				make the six card bonus wager, players must place a bet in the betting area
				marked as "six card bonus";
(3) Any
				dealer tip delivered as a wager may be placed on either one, or both, of the
				pair plus or ante hands, provided that 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 must shuffle
				the cards. After each player places his or her bets, the dealer shall press the
				appropriate button on the keypad. The sensors must 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 three cards to
				each player and to the dealer, either face downward and one at a time in
				rotation among the players and the dealer or in a three-card group dispensed by
				a mechanical shuffling device. The first player to receive a card or cards is
				the player to the left of the dealer; the dealer receives cards 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 bonus (if applicable), ante, pair plus, and
				six card bonus. The optional progressive wager must be collected prior to cards
				being dealt. The sensor must stay lighted during the round of play if a
				progressive wager was made and winning hands must be paid at the completion of
				the round of play;
(7) For the
				dealers hand to qualify to play against the players hands, the dealers hand
				must have a value of queen high or better. If the dealers hand does not qualify
				to play, all ante bets are won by the players and paid at the rate of 1 to 1.
				If the dealers hand does not qualify to play, all play bets are pushes and bets
				are neither collected nor paid;
(8)
				If a player has placed an ante wager and does not wish to play, the player may
				fold and forfeit the ante bet. If a player folds and has made a six card bonus
				wager, the six card bonus wager remains in play and resolved at the end. If a
				player who has placed a pair plus wager does not receive at least a pair, the
				wager is lost and the player must fold the players cards. After all players who
				wish to fold have folded, the dealer collects the ante or the pair plus wagers,
				or both, and the cards from each player who folded. All bets must be collected
				in the order in which the players fold. As the dealer collects the cards, the
				cards are spread face down to count the cards and then placed in the discard
				rack. A player may ask to view the folded hands;
(9) If a player who has placed an ante wager
				wishes to stay in the hand, the player must place an additional wager in an
				amount equal to the ante in the play wagering area in front of the players
				position and must place the players hand under the wager in the play
				area;
(10) After all players have
				acted, the dealer exposes the dealers cards and creates the best possible
				three-card poker hand, ranking the cards from the dealers left to the right and
				allowing the players to see the hand the dealer then takes either of the
				following actions:
(a) If the dealer does not
				have a qualifying hand, there is no action on the play bets; the ante bonuses
				are paid on all straights or better; all ante bets are paid; all pair plus
				wagers are paid or taken; and all six card bonus wagers are paid or taken;
				or
(b) If the dealer has a
				qualifying hand, the play wagers are paid or taken; the ante bonuses are paid
				on all straights or better; the ante is paid or taken; the pair plus wagers are
				paid or taken; and all six card bonus wagers are paid or taken;