New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 11

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✨ Poker Rules Continuation



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(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.

16.5 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 any combination from the five community cards and the player’s two hole 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.

16.6 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 betting 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;



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