BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR RULE 10
The purpose of Rule 10 is to establish playing rules for authorized types of poker and management procedures for conducting poker games in compliance with section 12-47.1-302 (2). The statutory basis for Rule 10 is found in sections 12-47.1-201, C.R.S., 12-47.1-203, C.R.S., 12-47.1-302, C.R.S., and 12-47.1-818, C.R.S.
RULE 10 RULES FOR POKER
47.1-1003 Types of poker authorized
(51) WPT Heads Up Hold’Em; and
(52) DJ Wild Stud Poker.; and
(53) 2 Card Poker.
47.1-1017.59 The play – 2 Card Poker.
2 Card Poker is a copyrighted and patent-protected poker variation game, the rights to which are owned by American Gaming Systems of Las Vegas, Nevada, and which may be transferred or assigned. 2 Card Poker must be played according to the following rules:
(1) 2 Card Poker may be played only on tables displaying the 2 Card Poker layout. A single deck of 52 cards will be used. At the discretion of the retail licensee, players may be permitted to play more than one hand.
(2) To begin play, each player will make at least one initial bet in the amount specified at the table by the retail licensee, and will place the bet(s) in one of, two of, or all three of the “2 Card Bonus”, “4 Card Bonus”, and the “Ante” wagering areas in front of the player’s position. At the discretion of the retail licensee, the Ante wager may be a required wager with the 2 Card Bonus bet and the 4 Card Bonus bet being optional. The retail licensee will be required to post required wagers at the table. The 2 Card and 4 Card Bonus bets are placed to play for hand value only; the Ante bet is placed to play against the dealer. All wagers must be within the table minimum and maximum, as posted at the table, up to the $100 maximum wager limit as determined by the house and in accordance with applicable law.
(3) At the discretion of the retail licensee, players may also place a dealer tip bet on any of their bets by placing the dealer tip bet next to the bet. If such tip bets are accepted, winning tip bets must be paid at the same odds as the player’s winning bet. The retail licensee may require tip bets to be in an even dollar amount, and may limit the maximum amount of such tip bets.
(4) Immediately prior to each round of play, the dealer shall shuffle and cut the cards. At the discretion of the retail licensee, the dealer may burn the top card from the deck. Following the shuffle and cut, the dealer working clockwise, from his/her left to his/her right, will give each player and him/herself four cards face down. Alternatively, cards may be dealt in a four card group dispensed by a mechanical shuffling device starting with the first player to the left of the dealer and continuing until the dealer has received the four card group.
(5) An incorrect number of cards dealt to a player constitutes a misdeal to that player only and that player retains his/her bets. An incorrect number of cards dealt to the dealer constitutes a misdeal for the hand, and all players retain any bets. Any number of exposed cards does not constitute a misdeal. If the dealer exposes a card, the dealer will turn the card(s) over and continue dealing. If a player’s card falls from the table, it will be up to the discretion of the retail licensee as to whether the hand will be declared dead or whether the player’s hand will be allowed to continue.
(6) Players look at their cards and form the best two card poker hand possible.
(a) If a player has placed an Ante wager, the player has the option to fold and forfeit the Ante bet or to place a Play bet equal to his/her Ante bet.
(i) All Bonus bets placed by the player remain in play, even if he/she folds his/her Ante bet.
(ii) If players have made both the 2 Card Bonus bet and the 4 Card Bonus bet in addition to the Ante Bet and they choose to fold, they will tuck their two card poker hand under their 4 Card Bonus wager. If the players have made only the 2 Card Bonus bet in addition to the Ante bet and they have a winning 2 Card Bonus hand (pair of 7’s or better) but choose to not make a Play wager, they will tuck their two card poker hand under their 2 Card Bonus wager or else fold the players’ cards and surrender both bets. If players have made only the 4 Card Bonus bet in addition to the Ante and they choose to fold, they will tuck their two card poker hand under their 4 Card Bonus wager.
(b) If the player has only placed a 2 Card Bonus wager and does not receive at least a pair of 7’s or better, the wager is lost and the player should fold the player’s cards.
(c) If a player has only placed a 4 Card Bonus bet, the player will tuck his/her two card poker hand under the 4 Card Bonus bet. All 4 Card Bonus wagers will remain in play until the dealer’s hand is settled.
(7) After all players who wish to fold have folded, the dealer collects the forfeited wagers and the cards from each player who folded. All bets will be collected in the order in which the players fold. As the dealer collects the cards, the cards are spread face down to count them, and then placed in the discard rack. A player may view the folded hands upon request.
(8) The two card poker hand rankings are as follows (in descending order):
(a) Pairs;
(b) 2-card straight flush (Ace/King suited is high, 2/Ace suited is low);
(c) 2-card flushes (Ace/Queen suited is high and 2/4 suited is low);
(d) High card, if no flush (straights have no value).
(9) Once all players have acted on their hands, the dealer will turn over the dealer’s four cards and form the best two card poker hand possible. The Dealer must qualify with a Jack-high flush or better.
(10) If the dealer does not qualify, the remaining Ante bets are paid even money and all Play bets push.
(11) If the dealer does qualify, and the dealer hand beats the player hand, the player loses both his Ante and Play bets.
(12) If the dealer does qualify, and the dealer hand ties the player hand, the Ante and Play bets both push.
(13) If the dealer does qualify, and the player hand beats the dealer hand, the Ante and Play bets both win and are paid even money.
(14) Players win the 2 Card Bonus wager if their hand contains a pair of 7’s or better. See posted pay table.
(15) 4 Card Bonus bet:
(a) The player’s two card poker hand will be combined with the dealer’s two card poker hand to form the four card poker hand for this bet.
(b) The player wins the 4 Card Bonus bet if this four card poker hand contains at least two pair or better. Straights do not apply. See posted pay table.
(16) Pay tables:
2 Card Bonus Pay TableHand / Pays
Red Aces / 20 to 1
Black Aces / 15 to 1
Aces / 10 to 1
Kings / 5 to 1
Queens / 4 to 1
Jacks / 3 to 1
10’s / 2 to 1
7’s-9’s / 1 to 1
4 Card Bonus Pay Table
Hand / Pays
Royal Flush / 200 to 1
Four-of-a-Kind / 50 to 1
Straight Flush / 30 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind / 5 to 1
Flush / 3 to 1
Two Pair / 1 to 1