New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 11

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✨ Poker Rules



286 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 11

15.4 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 five card hand consisting of two of the player’s three 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 used to complete the winning hand. 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.

16.0 Hold-em

16.1 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;

(c) prior to the first card being dealt, blinds shall be placed by the requisite players:

(i)   the player on the immediate left of the designated player shall place the first blind bet,


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