New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 11

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✨ Poker Rules Supplement



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five card hand consisting of the player’s two hole cards and three community
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;

(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 player with the highest card by
suit in his/her hole cards. The rank of suits, highest to lowest, is spades, hearts,
diamonds and clubs;

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

14.5 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;

(b) the last compulsory blind bet shall be at least equal to the table minimum for the
first round of betting;

(c) a raise shall be within the table limits and shall not be less than any previous bet
or raise in that round, except in the event of a player tapping out;

(d) where a betting limit is specified in terms of a ratio to the pot (half pot or full pot)
and a player wishes to raise, the amount required for a player to call shall be
included in the pot before the betting limit is calculated;

(e) where the game is spread limit, each bet or raise shall be at least equal to the
betting minimum, if first to act, or equal to the last bet or raise, if action has been
taken, but a player may raise up to the betting maximum;

(f) in all games where the betting limit is expressed in terms of a ratio to the pot, or
specified no limit, there shall be no limit to the number of raises permitted. In all
other cases there shall be a limit of three raises in a betting round, unless the
betting is head to head, then there shall be no limit to the number of raises.

15.0 Three Card Manila

15.1 The initial deal is as follows:

(a) players shall have a choice of seat. In the event of two or more players desiring
the same seat a draw of cards shall decide seating positions. When a player
leaves the game the remaining active players have priority over any player
waiting to join the game, to move to the vacated playing position;

(b) the dealer button shall indicate the designated player, who shall receive the last
card in each round of play. The player to the immediate right of the dealer shall
receive the button for the first round of play. The button shall be passed in a
clockwise direction around the table at the conclusion of each round of play;



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