S-13.1, r. 3 - By-law respecting casino games

Section 67.54 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

67.54. Boston Poker combinations for a 5-card hand are, in decreasing order:

(1)  Royal flush: a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and ten of the same suit;

(2)  Straight flush: a hand consisting of 5 cards of the same suit in consecutive order, with king, queen, jack, ten and nine being the highest ranking straight flush and ace, two, three, four and five being the lowest ranking straight flush;

(3)  Four-of-a-kind: a hand consisting of 4 cards of the same rank regardless of suit, with 4 aces being the highest ranking four-of-a-kind and 4 twos being the lowest ranking four-of-a-kind;

(4)  Full house: a hand consisting of three-of-a-kind and a pair, with 3 aces and 2 kings being the highest ranking full house and 3 twos and 2 threes being the lowest ranking full house;

(5)  Flush: a hand consisting of 5 cards of the same suit;

(6)  Straight: a hand consisting of 5 cards in consecutive order, regardless of suit, with an ace, king, queen, jack and ten being the highest ranking straight and an ace, two, three, four and five being the lowest ranking straight, except that an ace may not be combined with any other sequence of cards for the purpose of determining a winning hand (e.g., queen, king, ace, two, three);

(7)  Three-of-a-kind: a hand consisting of 3 cards of the same rank, regardless of suit, with 3 aces being the highest ranking three-of-a-kind and 3 twos being the lowest ranking three-of-a-kind;

(8)  Two pairs: a hand consisting of 2 pairs, with 2 aces and 2 kings being the highest ranking 2 pairs and 2 threes and 2 twos being the lowest ranking 2 pairs;

(9)  One pair: a hand consisting of 2 cards of the same rank, regardless of suit, with 2 aces being the highest ranking pair and 2 twos being the lowest ranking pair.

O.C. 1033-2007, s. 3.