Ultimate Texas Hold’em Table; Physical Characteristics

(1) Ultimate Texas Hold’em shall be played on a table having player positions for no more than six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side. A true-to-scale rendering and a color photograph of the layout(s) shall be submitted to the Bureau prior to utilizing the layout design. (2) The layout for an ultimate Texas Hold’em table shall contain, at a minimum: (a) The name or trade name of the gaming licensee; (b) Four separate designated betting areas at each player position for the placement of ante, blind, play and trips wagers, configured with the trips wager area closest to the dealer, the play wager area farthest from the dealer, the ante wager area arrayed between the trips wager area and the play wager area, and the blind wager area to the right of and separated from the ante wager area by an “=” symbol; (c) A separate designated area for the placement of the five community cards, which area shall be located in the center of the table between the table inventory container and the player betting areas; (d) A separate designated area for the placement of the dealer’s two cards, which area shall be located between the table inventory container and the designated area for the community cards described in 205 CMR 146.40(2)(c); (e) An inscription indicating that an ante wager shall push if the dealer has less than a pair; and (f) Unless the gaming licensee complies 205 CMR 146.40(3) an inscription at each player position describing the following: 1. The payout odds for blind and trips wagers; 2. That a blind wager shall not be paid unless the player’s hand ranks higher than the dealer’s hand; and 3. The rules governing the required amount of a play wager as a multiple of the player’s ante wager (three or four times the ante if made prior to any community cards being dealt; two times the ante if made after the flop is dealt but prior to the final two community cards being dealt; or equal to the ante if made after all community cards are dealt but prior to the dealer’s cards being revealed). (3) If the information required by 205 CMR 146.40(2)(f) is not inscribed on the layout, a sign shall be posted at each ultimate Texas Hold’em table that sets forth such information. (4) Each ultimate Texas Hold’em table shall have a drop box and a tip box attached to it on the same side of the table as, but on opposite sides of the dealer.