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Final
Settlement
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| 9.1 |
The
dealer's hand, in order to qualify, must have a
poker value of ace and king, or higher.
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| 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.
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| 9.3 |
The
dealer shall then:
| 9.3.1 |
pay the antes of the players
remaining in the round of play; and
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| 9.3.2 |
subject to rule 9.5, count and
collect the cards of those players and
place them in the discard rack.
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| 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;
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| 9.4.1.2 |
collect the ante and the
bet for those hands with a lower
poker value than the dealer's; or
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| 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;
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 9.6 |
Hands
qualifying for a progressive jackpot will be
settled according to rule 12.
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| 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.
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| 9.8 |
After
a player's hand has been conceded it cannot be
returned to play.
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| 9.9 |
The
dealer shall be responsible for declaring the
optimum value of the hands in accordance with
rule 13.
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