New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 11

Page 277

✨ Poker Rules



29 JANUARY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 277

(c) subsequent players in order shall call, raise or fold until:

(i) only one player remains in the game, this player shall win the pot, or

(ii) two or more players remain in the game.

11.3 The draw is as follows:

(a) if two or more players remain in the game each active player in a clockwise direction commencing with the first player to the immediate left of the button, shall discard any or all of the cards in his/her hand, announce the total number of cards to be replaced, pass those cards face down to the dealer and immediately receive an identical number of replacement cards, dealt face down from the top of the deck; and

(b) if more cards are required to complete a player’s draw after the last card is dealt, only the previous discards (not including that player and subsequent player’s discards) shall be shuffled, cut and used to complete the draw.

11.4 The final round of betting is as follows:

(a) after the draw the opener (first active player left of the last blind) shall open the betting, check or fold;

(b) players in a clockwise direction from the opener, shall call, raise or fold until:

(i) only one player remains in the game, this player shall win the pot, or

(ii) two or more players remain in the game;

(c) if two or more players remain in the game, the player being called shall then expose his/her cards. All remaining players shall, if holding a hand of equal or higher value, expose their cards. Any player at the table may request to see any or all hands involved in the final showdown. The dealer shall then announce the winning hand or hands. The winning hand shall be the highest ranking five card poker hand;

(d) when two or more players hold winning hands of equal value, the pot or pots shall be divided equally to the lowest chip denomination in play at the table. If in the event that, after the pot or pots have been divided, there is an amount remaining that cannot be equally divided among the players in contention for the pot or pots, then the amount remaining shall be given to the hand containing the highest card by suit. The rank of suits, highest to lowest, is spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs; and

(e) the pot shall not be divided by the agreement of two or more players. Each hand shall be played to a conclusion.

11.5 The rules for minimum and maximum wagers are as follows:

(a) the minimum and maximum wagers permitted shall be shown on a notice at the table;



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