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 not be altered, except that if a player's hand is declared dead for reasons other than the player's fault, the ante may be returned to such player.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 28 - Sports and Amusements
Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING
Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em
§ 1537. Definitions for Texas Hold'em Poker.
§ 1538. Who may conduct Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments; control and supervision.
§ 1539. Texas Hold'em Poker tournament rules.
§ 1540. Ranking of cards in hand.
§ 1542. Sponsoring organization to provide dealer.
§ 1548. Required statements when betting.
§ 1551. Review of hands at showdown.
§ 1554. Use of defective deck.
§ 1558. Maximum number of players.
§ 1559. Tournament chips required.
§ 1560. Sit and go games; entry fee.
§ 1561. House rules for Texas Hold'em Poker tournament play.
§ 1562. Limitations of Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments.
§ 1565. Texas Hold'em Poker tournament director.