Texas Shootout poker is played at a blackjack-style table
designated by the licensee for the play of Texas Shootout poker. Texas Shootout
poker shall be played according to the following rules:
(1) Six standard decks of 52 cards each,
dealt from a dealing shoe, shall be used;
(2) Each player plays against the dealer.
Players do not play against other players;
(3) The dealer begins by shuffling the cards.
New decks shall be inspected in accordance with standard inspection procedures.
A player is selected to insert a blank "cut card" into the shuffled decks and
the dealer cuts the decks. The dealer then inserts the cut card approximately
one deck from the last card and places the cards into the shoe. The dealer
deals the first card out of the shoe face-down and places it directly into the
discard receptacle. This is known as "burning a card";
(4) Players place the required primary wager
within the designated wagering area in front of the player's position. At the
discretion of the retail licensee, players may play more than one hand during a
round of play;
(5) Players may
place an additional, optional "Shootout Bonus" wager by placing their wager in
the designated wagering area labeled "Shootout Bonus" immediately to the right
of each primary wagering area. The Shootout Bonus wager entitles the player to
receive the payouts listed on the Shootout Bonus paytable;
(6) In the event a player's Shootout Bonus
wager is at least five dollars, their hand qualifies for the "Envy Bonus"
paytable. For any Shootout Bonus wager that is at least five dollars, the
dealer places an "Envy Bonus" lammer to the player's immediate right of their
Shootout Bonus wager signifying that the player's hand qualifies for the Envy
Bonus paytable;
(7) After all
wagers have been placed, the dealer deals four cards, face down, sequentially
to each player's position and to himself or herself in a clockwise rotation
beginning with the player on the dealer's immediate left;
(8) Each player determines which two cards to
play. The two cards selected for play are placed face-up on the table layout
directly in back of, (the player's side), the player's primary wager. The two
discarded cards are placed face-down in front of, (the dealer's side), the
player's primary wager;
(9) In the
event a player receives "two-pair" or "four-of-a kind" on the first four cards,
the player may optionally "split" the initial four cards into two, two-card
hands. A player who is desirous of splitting the player's hand, places all four
cards face-up into two distinct two-card hands in front of the player's primary
wager. The player matches the original primary wager. If the player originally
placed the Shootout Bonus wager, the player may optionally place an additional
Shootout Bonus wager for the second hand up to an amount equal to the original
Shootout Bonus wager;
(10) After
all players have placed their discarded cards on the table, the dealer confirms
that each player has discarded two cards, (unless the player's initial hand was
split), and beginning with the player on the dealer's immediate right, collects
each of the discarded cards in a counterclockwise rotation. As cards are
collected by the dealer, the cards are deemed "mucked" and considered "dead."
Mucked cards may not be replayed or retrieved. The dealer places the discarded
cards face-down into the discard receptacle;
(11) The dealer exposes dealer's four-card
hand face-up on the table layout directly in front of the dealer. The dealer
selects two cards to play and two cards to discard according to a predetermined
"house-way" strategy. The dealer must play by the "house-ways" which are
available for inspection by any player. In the event a player determines the
dealer's hand is not set according to "house-ways," the player may challenge
the dealer's selection. Either the dealer or a table game supervisor must reset
the house hand to conform to the "house-way" strategy;
(12) Next the dealer deals five cards
face-down in the center of the table. These five cards are known as the "flop"
and are used as common cards to form both the dealer's and each player's hand.
The five cards are to be placed in a horizontal row with spacing between the
cards. After the dealer confirms that exactly five cards have been dealt, the
dealer scoops up the five cards and flips the cards over face-up, also in a
horizontal row. The dealer reconfigures the order of the five cards so that the
highest value combination is displayed on the dealer's left and descending in
value to the right;
(13) The dealer
and each player will use any combination of a player's two cards and the five
cards on the flop to make the best possible five-card poker hand;
(14) The ranking of hands from best to worst
is as follows:
(a) Five-of-a-kind,
Suited;
(b) Straight Flush,
(A-K-Q-J-10 is the highest and A- 2-3-4 -5 is the lowest straight
flush);
(c)
Five-of-a-Kind;
(d)
Four-of-a-Kind;
(e) Full
House;
(f) Flush;
(g) Straight, (A-K-Q-J-10 is the highest and
A- 2-3-4 -5 is the lowest straight);
(h) Three-of-a-Kind;
(i) Two Pair;
(j) One Pair; and
(k) High Card;
(15) If a player has a higher ranking than
the dealer, that player's hand is declared a winner. If a player has a lower
hand, or one that is equal to the dealer, it is declared a loser. Beginning
with the player on the dealer's immediate right and continuing in a
counterclockwise rotation, the dealer shall determine whether each player's
hand is a winner or loser and takes or pays each player's wager. Winning wagers
are paid one-to-one odds, also referred to as "even money";
(16) If a player originally made the optional
Shootout Bonus wager, the dealer also determines whether or not the player's
hand qualifies to receive the bonus payment. If it does, the dealer pays the
player according to the odds posted at the table as shown below. If a player's
hand does not qualify, the dealer collects the Shootout Bonus wager. The
Shootout Bonus wager has no bearing on the primary wager and vice-versa. A
player can win on one and lose on the other. The dealer takes or pays the
player's primary wager first, then the player's Shootout Bonus wager, if
applicable:
Ranking
|
Paytable A
|
Paytable B
|
5 of a Kind, Suited
|
5,000 to 1
|
1,000 to 1
|
Royal Flush
|
500 to 1
|
200 to 1
|
Straight Flush
|
100 to 1
|
75 to 1
|
5 of a Kind
|
50 to 1
|
40 to 1
|
4 of a Kind
|
5 to 1
|
7 to 1
|
Full House
|
3 to 1
|
3 to 1
|
Flush
|
2 to 1
|
2 to 1
|
Straight
|
1 to 1
|
1 to 1
|
(17)
In the event a player's Shootout Bonus wager is at least five dollars, the
player also qualifies for the Envy Bonus. The Envy Bonus is paid to a player if
any hand, other than the hand corresponding to the player's Shootout Bonus
wager or the dealer's hand, contains one of the following predetermined
arrangement of cards:
Ranking
|
Pays
|
5 of a Kind, Suited
|
$1,000
|
Royal Flush
|
$250
|
Straight Flush
|
$50
|
5 of a Kind
|
$10
|
(18)
After all wagers have been settled, the dealer collects all of the player's
cards in order beginning on the dealer's immediate left and continuing in a
counterclockwise rotation and places the cards face-down into the discard
receptacle. Then the dealer collects the flop and each player's two cards and
places the cards face-down into the discard receptacle so that the player's two
cards are on top of the flopped cards; and
(19) The next round of play then begins. Play
continues in this fashion until the cut card is reached, at which time the
dealer shall only use the remaining cards to complete the round.
The provisions of §
20:18:16:21 do not apply to Texas
Shootout Poker, a variation of Texas Hold 'em poker.