New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 11

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✨ Poker Rules Continuation



29 JANUARY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

13.3 The second, third and fourth rounds of betting are as follows:

(a) if two or more players remain in the game the dealer shall burn a card before the start of the dealing round and deal to each active player in sequence a card face up;

(b) the player with the highest value hand showing shall open the betting, check or fold. If two or more players have up cards of equal rank then the player with the highest card by rank of suit shall open the betting. The rank of suits, highest to lowest, is spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs;

(c) 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.

13.4 The final round of betting is as follows:

(a) if two or more players remain in the game the dealer shall burn a card before the start of the dealing round and deal each active player in sequence their seventh card face down. If there are insufficient cards remaining, the dealer shall either shuffle the burns and the remaining undealt cards or if the total including burns shall be insufficient to complete the deal, the dealer shall burn a card and deal a community card face up;

(b) the player with the highest value hand showing, not including the community card, shall open the betting, check or fold. If two or more players have up cards of equal rank then the player with the highest card by rank of suit shall open the betting. The rank of suits, highest to lowest, is spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs;

(c) 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;

(d) 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 consisting of any combination of the player’s seven cards, which, in some instances, may include a community card pursuant to sub-paragraph (a);

(e) 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;



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