RULE 10      RULES FOR POKER
47.1-1017.42 The Play – Wild Six Card Draw Poker
Wild Six Card Draw Poker is a trademarked and patented poker variation game, the rights to which are owned by Mike Timpano of Timpano Gaming Inc., Ontario, Canada. Wild Six Card Draw Poker must be played in accordance to the following rules:
(1)   	Wild Six Card Draw Poker must be played on tables displaying the Wild Six Card Draw Poker layout. A standard 52 card deck with the inclusion of two wild card jokers will be used for the play of the game. Each player will be permitted to play only one hand in any new round of play. The two jokers may be used in any form as wild cards to form a pair, 3 of a kind, flush, straight, full house, four of a kind, 5 of a kind, straight flush or royal flush. The dealer must verify the 54 cards prior to each new dealer tapping into the game, unless an automated shuffler is used that verifies the number of cards being used in each deck.
(2)   	The ranking of the hands from highest to lowest will be as follows: royal flush, five of a kind, straight flush, 4 of a kind, full house, flush, straight, 3 of a kind, 2 pair, highest pair, highest card.
(3)   	Each participant of the game will make at least one initial wager on the “Poker Bet” wager. The wager will be in the amount of the minimum and/or maximum amount specified at the table by the retail licensee as permitted by the state’s wagering limits and regulations. The “Poker Wager” is for highest ranking hand between the player’s final 5 card hand versus the ranking of the dealer’s final 5 card hand. The player may choose to make two additional wagers, which are optional, at the beginning of each new round of play. These two optional wagers are strictly a hand ranking against a pay schedule and have no play against the dealer’s hand. These wagers are: (1) “Queens or Better,”  which requires a player to have at least a pair of queens or better to win, using only the player’s original five cards; and (2) “Draw Bonus Bet,” which requires  the player to have at least 2 pair or better to win. All three wagers are placed in the player’s play area and on the circles indicating the wager. All and or any of the wagers must be placed prior to receiving any cards.
(4)   	Players may tip the dealer and may place the tip above any one, two or three of the betting circles so long as the player has their own personal bet on each of the tipped wagers.
(5)	The play begins with the players making their mandatory “Poker Wager” and any of the two optional side wagers. Once the cards are shuffled and cut, the dealer will deal one card at a time from left to right and back right to left, to create a stack of five cards in front of the table tray/bank for each active player at the table, plus one stack for the dealer. An active player is considered any player who has at least one wager on the “Poker Bet” option. The dealer will send out a stack of five cards to each active player from left to right. The last stack to the right of the stacks of five will be the dealer’s stack of five.  If a mechanical shuffling device is used, the players will be sent five cards at a time starting with the player to the left and to the dealer receiving the final five-card hand.
(6)   	An incorrect number of cards dealt to any player and/or the dealer will constitute a misdeal and the round of play will be re-played. An exposed or flashed card does not constitute a dead round so long as all the players and dealer received five cards.
(7)  	Players will pick up their hand and look for a pair of queens or better if the player placed the “Queens or Better” wager. If the player has a pair of queens or better on the player’s original five cards, the player will lay the winning hand on the table face up so the dealer can acknowledge the winning ranking of the hand. The dealer will then pay the player the Queens or Better wager in accordance to the pay schedule. Once paid, the player will then pick up the player’s hand and discard one card face down on the “Draw” box and then place the remaining four cards face down in the box just below the player’s “Draw” area. Once all the players have selected a discard, the dealer will then collect all losing Queens or Better wagers.   The dealer will then place a new card on the top of the player’s other remaining four cards face down and continue to the dealer’s hand and place a card face down on the dealer’s original 5 cards. Again this procedure is from left to right. If any player misreads their original five cards for the Queens or Better wager, and the sixth card is dealt, the Queens or Better wager is no longer active for the Queens or Better payout, and becomes a losing wager.
 (8)  	The players are not allowed to look at the new draw card. After receiving the dealer’s additional card, the dealer will then turn over the dealer’s six cards and select the best five-card poker hand. The dealer will then rank the dealer’s hand and discard the worst card. Starting with the first player on the dealer’s right, the dealer will turn over the player’s five card hand.  The dealer will then compare the ranking of the player’s hand and the ranking of the dealer’s own hand. If the player’s hand is of higher ranking, the dealer will pay the player even money. If the player’s hand is lower than the dealer’s hand, the dealer will take the player’s losing wager. After the pay or collect of the Poker Wager, the dealer will turn over the player’s discard and re-unite the card with the player’s other five cards. If the player has 2 Pair or Better using the best five of six cards, the dealer will pay that winning pay scale hand in accordance to the ranking of the hand. The dealer will then remove the player’s hand from the table and go to the next player’s hand and follow the same pay and collect procedures. This order of sequence is from the dealer’s right to left. Once all the hands have been played out, the dealer will re-shuffle and once players make a new round of bets, play will resume with a new round of play.
(9)   	There is no need for players to fold their hand as there are no additional wagers needed to continue play nor are there any qualifications on the dealer’s hand or player’s hand. The Poker Wager is best hand wins between the player’s and dealer’s hand. The optional “Queens or Better” wager and “Draw Bonus” wager are simply the ranking of the player’s hand in accordance to the pay schedule.  The player’s hand does not need to outrank the dealer’s hand to win either of the optional “Queens or Better” or “Draw Bonus” wagers.
(10)  	There will be, as printed out in the center of the table layout, a provision for an “Automatic Winner” on the player’s Poker Bet. If a player is dealt a straight or better on the player’s original five cards, the player will be an automatic winner. The player will show the dealer the straight or better on the original five cards and the dealer will proceed to pay according to the retail establishment’s pay schedule. If the player places a “Queens or Better” wager, the dealer will pay out first in accordance to the ranking of the player’s hand and the pay schedule. The dealer will then pay all Poker Bets at even money or 3-2 according to the retail establishment’s pay schedule. If the player places a “Draw Bonus’ wager, the player will still receive another card face down whether the card can or cannot improve the player’s final ranking. All players will always receive a sixth card, with winning hands paid out in accordance to the ranking of the hand and the pay schedule. 
(11)  	If the player and dealer have the same five-card hand, it is considered a tie and the Poker Bet would be a push.
(12)   	The following pay schedules may be used for play. The pay schedule being used shall be visible to the players either on the table layout and/or on table signage.	
(a)  	On the Poker Bet, even money on all wagers, with the exception if a retail licensee chooses to pay 3-to-2 on an “Automatic Winner” on the player’s original five cards. The automatic winner can also be paid out at even money.
(b)	Payments made to winners on the “Queens or Better” optional wager shall be made according to the following pay schedules based on the player’s original five cards:

Natural Royal Flush	500 to 1	
5 of a Kind	100 to 1	
Wild Royal Flush	80 to 1	
Straight Flush	50 to 1	
Four of a Kind	20 to 1	
Full House	15 to 1	
Flush 	11 to 1	
Straight	6 to 1	
Three of a Kind	3 to 1	
2 Pair	2 to 1	
Pair of Queens or Better	1 to 1 (even money)	
(c)	Payments made to winners on the optional “Draw Bonus” bet wager shall be made according to the following pay schedules based on the player’s best five of six cards:

Natural Royal Flush	250 to 1	
5 of a Kind	60 to 1	
Wild Royal Flush	50 to 1	
Straight Flush	20 to 1	
Four of a Kind	6 to 1	
Full House	5 to 1	
Flush 	4 to 1	
Straight	3 to 1	
Three of a Kind	2 to 1	
2 Pair	1 to 1 (even money)