New Zealand Gazette – 1999 – No. 11

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✨ Poker Rules Continuation



292 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 11

19.0 Irregularities

Misdeals

19.1 Whenever a misdeal occurs there shall be a new shuffle and cut. The same player shall be first to receive cards in the new deal as in the previous misdeal. Only a casino supervisor or a poker room supervisor shall determine if there is a misdeal. There is a misdeal if:

(a) in all games one or more cards are exposed in cutting;

(b) in all games before any substantial action takes place, it is noticed that the cards were not shuffled or cut prior to the deal. Once there has been substantial action the hand shall be played out;

(c) in all games the dealer has dealt the cards out of order and the error was noticed prior to substantial action and the error cannot be reconstructed;

(d) in all games during the initial deal a dealer deals a player out or deals an extra hand in and it is discovered before there has been substantial action and the hand or hands cannot be reconstructed;

(e) in all games at the end of the initial deal an eligible player has received an incorrect number of cards and the error cannot be reconstructed and there has been no substantial action;

(f) in all games a player is dealt an incorrect number of cards, and this is discovered before substantial action is taken. If there has been substantial action before it is discovered, but the affected player has not acted, for that round of play all wagers, forced bets and blinds shall be returned to the player and the player’s hand is voided. If the affected player has acted prior to discovering the inappropriate number of cards, his/her hand is dead and all wagers, forced bets and blinds shall remain in the pot;

(g) in all games only one player remains in the game at the completion of the showdown and that player has the incorrect number of cards. That player’s hand shall be declared a dead hand and all wagers shall be returned;

(h) in all games the deck is found to be defective before the dealer pushes the pot. All wagers, forced bets and blinds shall be returned to the players;

(i) in Draw Poker more than one card is exposed by the dealer during the initial dealing round. However, should this occur during the draw the cards shall be used in sequence;

(j) in Five Card stud during the initial dealing round the dealer deals the incorrect card face up or deals an incorrect number of cards face up and is unable to correct;

(k) in Five Card stud during the initial dealing round the dealer deals more than one player two cards face up;



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