§ 1555. Faced card.
§ 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;
§ 1540. Ranking of cards in hand.
§ 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 […]
§ 1556. Time limit.
§ 1556. Time limit. The sponsoring organization may place a maximum time limit for players to act on their hands. At the end of the time limit, if the players have not bet, they must check. If there has been a bet to a player, the player’s hand is dead. The dealer must provide warning […]
§ 1541. Tie.
§ 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;
§ 1557. Posting of rules.
§ 1557. Posting of rules. (a) Posted sponsoring organization rules shall be clear and legible and placed in a conspicuous and conveniently accessible location available to all players in the Texas Hold’em Poker tournament room. Rules posted and the place of posting must be approved by the sponsoring organization. Printed copies of sponsoring organization rules […]
§ 1542. Sponsoring organization to provide dealer.
§ 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, […]
§ 1558. Maximum number of players.
§ 1558. Maximum number of players. The maximum number of players in a Texas Hold’em Poker tournament shall be set by the sponsoring organization, but in no instance shall exceed the room occupancy established by the Delaware or Municipal Fire Marshal for the room in which the Texas Hold’em Poker tournament takes place. 75 Del. […]
§ 1543. Ante.
§ 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 […]
§ 1559. Tournament chips required.
§ 1559. Tournament chips required. All wagers must be made with approved tournament chips provided by the sponsoring organization or licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendors. No currency, chips other than tournament chips, or other thing of value may be used as wagers. No person may introduce into any Texas Hold’em Poker game any playing […]
§ 1544. Shuffling device.
§ 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 […]