9. Final Settlement

9.1 The dealer's hand, in order to qualify, must have a poker value of ace and king, or higher.

9.2 If the dealer's hand does not have a poker value of ace and king, or higher, the dealer shall announce "no hand" and bet wagers shall be void.

9.3 The dealer shall then:

9.3.1 pay the antes of the players remaining in the round of play; and

9.3.2 subject to rule 9.5, count and collect the cards of those players and place them in the discard rack.

9.4 If the dealer's hand does have a poker value of ace and king, or higher, the dealer shall then:

9.4.1 compare his/her hand to each player's individual hand and:

9.4.1.1 pay the ante and the bet for those hands with a higher poker value than the dealer's, in accordance with rule 10;

9.4.1.2 collect the ante and the bet for those hands with a lower poker value than the dealer's; or

9.4.1.3 declare the ante and the bet for hands with an equal poker value to that of the dealer, as a stand off;

9.4.2 after the dealer compares hands and pays or collects wagers, he/she shall, subject to rule 9.5, count and collect the cards and place them in the discard rack.

9.5 Where a player has made a wager on the progressive jackpot for that round of play and has received a hand qualifying for a progressive jackpot payout as described in rule 11.7, the cards for that hand shall be left face upwards on the table and those cards shall not be collected or discarded until the pay out on the hand has been made.

9.6 Hands qualifying for a progressive jackpot will be settled according to rule 12.

9.7 After the dealer's hand is exposed a player may concede his/her hand by indicating with a sweeping motion of his/her hand towards the dealer. The dealer will then announce "conceding hand" and collect the player's wagers and cards which shall be checked in accordance with rule 8.4.

9.8 After a player's hand has been conceded it cannot be returned to play.

9.9 The dealer shall be responsible for declaring the optimum value of the hands in accordance with rule 13.


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