New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 11

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✨ Poker Rules Continuation



29 JANUARY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 283

the first of a possible five community cards to be dealt). Community cards shall always be dealt face up.

14.2 The first round of betting is as follows:

(a) after the initial deal, players in a clockwise direction commencing with the first player left of the last blind shall:

(i) call,

(ii) raise, or

(iii) fold;

(b) should the player designated in sub-paragraph (a) fold, the option to open the betting or fold shall pass to the next player in a clockwise direction;

(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.

14.3 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 dealing a community card;

(b) players in a clockwise direction commencing with the first player to the immediate left of the button shall open the betting, check or fold;

(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.

14.4 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 dealing the fifth and final community card;

(b) players in a clockwise direction commencing with the first player to the immediate left of the button shall open the betting, check or fold;

(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. The winning hand shall be the highest ranking



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