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29 JANUARY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 275
(b) Straight Flush five cards of the same suit in numerical sequence. The highest card in the hand designates the relative value of the straight flush. No suit is deemed higher than any other suit;
(c) Four of a Kind four cards of the same rank;
(d) Flush five cards of the same suit. The highest card in the suit designates the relative value of the flush, followed by the next highest, and so on in descending order of rank. No suit is deemed higher than any other suit;
(e) Full House three cards of the same rank combined with a pair of another rank. The value of the three cards has priority over the pair in comparing hands;
(f) Straight five cards in numerical sequence - the highest card in the sequence designates the relative value of the straight. An ace may count high or low in a straight e.g. 8, 7, 6, 5, ace or ace, king, queen, jack, 10;
(g) Three of a Kind three cards of the same rank, with any two unmatched cards;
(h) Two Pair two cards of the same rank combined with two cards of another rank, plus one other card. The highest pair has priority when comparing hands. If the high pairs are the same, then the low pairs are compared, and then the remaining card;
(i) One Pair two cards of the same rank, combined with three unmatched cards. A higher pair beats a lower pair. If the pairs are the same, the remaining three cards are compared, beginning with the highest, then in descending order of rank; and
(j) No Pair five unmatched cards, the highest card in the hand, designates the relative value of the hand, followed by the next highest, and so on in descending order of rank.
10.0 Tapping Out/ All-in
10.1 A player who does not have a bank of chips of sufficient value to meet a wager and who wishes to stay in the hand must wager the remaining amount of his/her bank of chips and thus tap out/go all-in. He/she remains in the hand as an active player until the showdown, taking no further part in any subsequent betting round or rounds.
10.2 If the amount wagered by an all-in player is less than half the amount required to constitute a bet or raise, all subsequent players shall be permitted to call for less than the structured amount, or raise by increasing the bet to the structured level. If the amount wagered by an all-in player is equal to or greater than half the amount required to constitute a bet, all subsequent players shall have the option of calling the amount wagered, or calling and raising the structured level. In the event of a player tapping out
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NZ Gazette 1999, No 11
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🏭 Trade, Customs & IndustryPoker, Rules, Casino Games, Definitions, Card Decks, Player Limits, Hand Rankings, Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two Pair, One Pair, Lowhand, 40 Card Deck, 36 Card Deck, 32 Card Deck, Royal Flush