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§ 1536. Legislative intent. - The General Assembly hereby declares that the play of Texas...
§ 1537. Definitions for Texas Hold'em Poker. - The following definitions apply to all the rules of Texas...
§ 1538. Who may conduct Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments; control and supervision. - (a) The game of Texas Hold'em Poker shall be conducted...
§ 1539. Texas Hold'em Poker tournament rules. - (a) Deal. — (1) When a table is opened for...
§ 1540. Ranking of cards in hand. - The cards are ranked ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9,...
§ 1541. Tie. - Ties shall be broken and/or resolved according to house rules.
§ 1542. Sponsoring organization to provide dealer. - The sponsoring organization must provide the dealer, which may be...
§ 1543. Ante. - Each individual player must ante by placing chips equaling the...
§ 1544. Shuffling device. - (a) If appropriate to the play of an approved Texas...
§ 1545. Protection of hands. - A player shall protect a held hand by holding onto...
§ 1546. Misdeal. - (a) A card that is meant to be dealt face...
§ 1547. Burned cards. - If the dealer burns a card, it must be kept...
§ 1548. Required statements when betting. - A player may substitute a gesture for a verbal statement...
§ 1549. Call procedure. - (a) Players who unintentionally put fewer chips into the pot...
§ 1550. Showdown. - (a) If 2 or more players remain in the pot...
§ 1551. Review of hands at showdown. - At the conclusion of the round, a player shall place...
§ 1552. Award of pot. - Pots may only be awarded by the dealer. When the...
§ 1553. Odd chips in ties. - If a pot that is split by having tied hands...
§ 1554. Use of defective deck. - If a defective deck is used, all chips in the...
§ 1555. Faced card. - If a card is improperly faced in the deck, it...
§ 1556. Time limit. - The sponsoring organization may place a maximum time limit for...
§ 1557. Posting of rules. - (a) Posted sponsoring organization rules shall be clear and legible...
§ 1558. Maximum number of players. - The maximum number of players in a Texas Hold'em Poker...
§ 1559. Tournament chips required. - All wagers must be made with approved tournament chips provided...
§ 1560. Sit and go games; entry fee. - (a) Sit and go games. — Only those individuals who...
§ 1561. House rules for Texas Hold'em Poker tournament play. - Printed house rules for the Texas Hold'em Poker tournament shall...
§ 1562. Limitations of Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments. - No sponsoring organization shall conduct more than 5 Texas Hold'em...
§ 1563. Prize amount. - The value of prizes shall be prescribed by the rules...
§ 1564. Alcoholic beverages. - Alcoholic beverages shall be allowed to be sold and/or distributed...
§ 1565. Texas Hold'em Poker tournament director. - (a) A sponsoring organization shall appoint a tournament director for...
§ 1566. Age. - No person under the age of 21 years shall be...
§ 1567. General licensing requirements. - (a) All employees, principals, owners and contractors of third-party or...
§ 1568. License enforcement. - (a) Any entity or organization that violates this chapter or...
§ 1569. License renewal. - (a) Each individual applicant's license shall expire and be renewable...
§ 1570. Licensed third-party vendors. - (a) Sponsoring organizations shall be allowed to use licensed third-party...