§ 1536. Legislative intent. The General Assembly hereby declares that the play of Texas Hold’em Poker for the purpose of raising funds, by certain nonprofit organizations, for the promotion of charitable or civic purposes, is in the public interest. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the General Assembly that all phases of […]
§ 1537. Definitions for Texas Hold’em Poker. The following definitions apply to all the rules of Texas Hold’em Poker: (1) “All-in” means a player wages all of that player’s remaining chips to the pot. (2) “Ante” means a predetermined contribution to the pot before the first card of the game is dealt. (3) “Bet” means […]
§ 1538. Who may conduct Texas Hold’em Poker tournaments; control and supervision. (a) The game of Texas Hold’em Poker shall be conducted only by sponsoring organizations and shall be permitted and conducted according to the rules contained in this chapter and any regulations regarding the permitting of the sponsoring organization. A Texas Hold’em Poker tournament […]
§ 1539. Texas Hold’em Poker tournament rules. (a) Deal. — (1) When a table is opened for play, the deck of cards in a game of Texas Hold’em Poker must be verified by the dealer as 1 new sealed complete standard deck of 52 cards. The design on the backs of the cards in the […]
§ 1540. Ranking of cards in hand. The cards are ranked ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. A Texas Hold’em Poker hand in a showdown shall consist of 5 cards, ranked according to the following from highest to lowest: (1) Straight flush. — Five cards of the […]
§ 1541. Tie. Ties shall be broken and/or resolved according to house rules. 75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 4;
§ 1542. Sponsoring organization to provide dealer. The sponsoring organization must provide the dealer, which may be provided by a licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendor. The dealer shall not play, make a bet or otherwise wager on a Texas Hold’em Poker game. 75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 21, […]
§ 1543. Ante. Each individual player must ante by placing chips equaling the ante in front of the player on the table before the first card of the game is dealt. The dealer must sweep the antes and place them in the pot. Once the first card is dealt to any player, the ante may […]
§ 1544. Shuffling device. (a) If appropriate to the play of an approved Texas Hold’em Poker game, a Board-approved mechanical shuffling device may be used to dispense each player’s cards, and/or the community cards, as a group, to the dealer. The dealer shall then deal an intact group of cards from the shuffling device to […]
§ 1545. Protection of hands. A player shall protect a held hand by holding onto it above the table or by placing 1 or more chips on it. A protected hand may not be ruled dead by accidental contact with discards unless it is impossible to reconstruct completely. A player who has a protected hand […]
§ 1546. Misdeal. (a) A card that is meant to be dealt face downward but is dealt face upward or flashed as it is dealt so that a player might know its identity or a card that is dealt off the table is dead. An exposed card meant to be dealt face downward must be […]
§ 1547. Burned cards. If the dealer burns a card, it must be kept separate from the muck until all cards have been dealt. If the dealer burns a card and is unable to deal immediately, the dealer may place the burned card back on top of the deck. 75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § […]
§ 1548. Required statements when betting. A player may substitute a gesture for a verbal statement of the player’s action. The dealer must announce it, and the player must correct the dealer before any further action takes place. A player may verbally state an action as “check,” “call,” “raise,” or “fold.” If a player bets […]
§ 1549. Call procedure. (a) Players who unintentionally put fewer chips into the pot than are needed to call must complete the call or withdraw the partial bet in full. If action has taken place, the player is responsible for completing such player’s bet, even if the player might have been unaware of the raise. […]
§ 1550. Showdown. (a) If 2 or more players remain in the pot after all of the cards have been dealt and the betting is over for that hand, the remaining players show their cards to determine which player has the best hand and wins the pot. (b) The following provisions govern showdown: (1) A […]
§ 1551. Review of hands at showdown. At the conclusion of the round, a player shall place the player’s hand face upward on the table at the showdown as follows: (1) If there has been a bet on the final round, the player who made the bet must show first; (2) If there have been […]
§ 1552. Award of pot. Pots may only be awarded by the dealer. When the dealer has awarded a pot and it has been taken in by a player without a claim against it, the award stands. Any such claim shall be made before the objecting player’s cards are mucked. No player may make an […]
§ 1553. Odd chips in ties. If a pot that is split by having tied hands at the showdown has an odd chip, the chip is awarded to the first live player to the left of the button. 75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 4;
§ 1554. Use of defective deck. If a defective deck is used, all chips in the pot must be returned to the players in the amount each contributed. Players who know the deck was defective and attempt to win the pot by a bet are not entitled to their chips in the pot. Such chips […]
§ 1555. Faced card. If a card is improperly faced in the deck, it must be treated as a dead card and replaced by the next card below it in the deck. 75 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 4;
