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12.3 When a player splits pairs, the dealer shall deal a second card to the first of the hands so formed and shall complete the player’s decisions with respect to that hand before proceeding to deal any cards to the second hand.
12.4 After a second card is dealt to a split pair, the dealer shall announce the point total of the hand and the player shall indicate whether he/she wishes to stand, draw, split or double down with respect to the hand, subject to the following:
(a) a player may split pairs a second time if, having split the original hand, a card from the original hand and the next card dealt to it are both cards of the same value, and the provisions of rules 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4 shall apply accordingly, except that no more than 3 hands per box may be formed in any round,
(b) aces may be split only once. A player splitting aces shall have only 1 card dealt to each ace and may not receive any additional cards. The card dealt to a split ace shall be placed sideways on the layout,
(c) a player splitting aces or pairs of cards with a point value of 10 shall not be capable of achieving a blackjack from those cards.
12.5 Where a pair has or pairs have been split in conformity with these rules the hands so formed shall be completed under the terms of section 13, subject to the rules contained in this section. Subject to rule 12.6, wagers made on the hands shall win, lose or constitute a stand off in accordance with subparagraphs (a) to (g) of rule 5.1, and shall be paid at odds of 1 to 1 if they win.
12.6 If the dealer obtains blackjack after a player has split pairs, the dealer shall collect only the amount of the player’s original wager but not the additional amount or amounts wagered in splitting pairs.
13.0 Drawing of Additional Cards
13.1 A player may elect to draw additional cards whenever the point total of his/her hand is less than 21, except that:
(a) a player having blackjack or a hard or soft total of 21 may not draw additional cards;
(b) a player electing to double down shall draw 1 and only 1 additional card,
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NZ Gazette 1998, No 9
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NZ Gazette 1998, No 9
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