1. (1) Mississippi stud shall be played on a table having betting positions for six players on one side of the table and a place for the dealer on the opposite side.

2. (2) In addition to the requirements set forth in section 5324.30(a) of this Part, the layout for a Mississippi stud poker table shall contain, at a minimum:

   1. (i) a separate designated betting area at each betting position for the placement of the ante wager;
   2. (ii) three separate designated betting areas at each betting position for the placement of the 3rd street, 4th street and 5th street wagers, which areas shall be located closer to the player than the ante wager betting area and, when viewed by the player, arrayed from left to right;

   3. (iii) inscriptions at each betting position providing that:

      1. (a) all bet wagers shall be in an amount equal to one, two or three times the amount of the player’s ante; and
      2. (b) the payout odds for all authorized wagers; and

   4. (iv) three separate designated areas in front of the dealer for the placement of the community cards, with one area inscribed “3rd street,” a second area inscribed “4th street” and a third area inscribed “5th street.”

      (b) Mississippi stud hand rankings.

3. (1) For the determination of winning hands, the rank of the cards used in Mississippi stud, from highest to lowest rank, shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ace may be used to complete a straight flush or a straight formed with a 2, 3, 4 and 5. An ace, however, may not be combined with any other sequence of cards for purposes of determining a winning hand.

4. (2) The permissible poker hands at the game of Mississippi stud, in order of highest to lowest rank, are:

   1. (i) royal flush, a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the same suit;
   2. (ii) straight flush, a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, except for a royal flush;
   3. (iii) four of a kind, a hand consisting of four cards of the same rank;
   4. (iv) full house, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair;
   5. (v) flush, a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit, not in consecutive order;
   6. (vi) straight, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive rank, with an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 being the highest-ranking straight and an ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5 being the lowest-ranking straight;
   7. (vii) three of a kind, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank;
   8. (viii) two pairs, a hand consisting of two pairs; and

   9. (ix) pair, a hand consisting of two cards of the same rank.

      (c) Wagers.

5. (1) All wagers at Mississippi stud shall be made by placing chips, plaques and table games promotional coupons, on the appropriate betting areas of the table layout.
6. (2) All ante wagers and bet wagers shall be placed prior to the dealer announcing “no more bets” in accordance with the dealing procedure in subdivision (d) of this section.
7. (3) A bet wager shall be made in accordance with subdivision (e) of this section.
8. (4) A player shall not be permitted to play at more than one betting position.

9. (5) Only players who are seated at the Mississippi stud table may place a wager at the game. Once a player has placed a wager and received cards, such player shall remain seated until the completion of the round of play.

   (d) Procedures for dealing the cards.

   In addition to section 5324.2(d) and (e) of this Part, the dealer shall deal the cards as follows:

10. (1) If using a manual dealing shoe or dealing from the hand, the dealer shall, starting with the player farthest to the dealer’s left and continuing clockwise around the table, deal the cards as follows:

    1. (i) two cards face down to each player; and
    2. (ii) three community cards face down in the designated area.
11. (2) If using an automated dealing shoe, the automated dealing shoe shall dispense cards in stacks of two cards. The dealer shall deliver the first stack of cards dispensed by the automated dealing shoe face down to the player farthest to the dealer’s left who has placed a wager in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section. As the remaining stacks are dispensed to the dealer by the automated dealing shoe, the dealer shall, proceeding clockwise, deliver a stack face down to each of the other players who has placed a wager in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section.

12. (3) After each stack of two cards has been dispensed and delivered in accordance with this paragraph, the dealer shall remove the remaining cards from the automated dealing shoe and deal from the dealer’s hand the three community cards face down in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.

    (e) Completion of a round of play; collection and payment of wagers.

13. (1) After the dealing procedures required by subdivision (d) of this section have been completed, each player shall, after having the opportunity to examine such player’s cards, either place a bet wager in an amount equal to one, two or three times the amount of such player’s ante wager in the designated 3rd street betting area or fold and forfeit the ante wager. If a player folds, the dealer shall collect such player’s ante wager and place such wager in the chip tray. A folded hand shall then be collected immediately by the dealer and placed in the discard rack.
14. (2) After all players have either placed a 3rd street wager or folded, the dealer shall then turn over and reveal the first community card.
15. (3) Each player shall then either place a bet wager in an amount equal to one, two, or three times the amount of the player’s ante wager in the designated 4th street betting area or fold and forfeit the ante wager and 3rd street wager. If a player folds, the ante wager and 3rd street wager shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the chip tray. A folded hand shall then be collected immediately by the dealer and placed in the discard rack.
16. (4) After all remaining players have either placed a 4th street wager or folded, the dealer shall then turn over and reveal the second community card.
17. (5) Each player shall then either place a bet wager in an amount equal to one, two or three times the amount of the player’s ante wager in the designated 5th street betting area or fold and forfeit the ante wager, 3rd street wager and 4th street wager. If a player folds, the ante wager, 3rd street wager and 4th street wager shall be collected by the dealer and placed in the chip tray. A folded hand shall then be collected immediately by the dealer and placed in the discard rack.
18. (6) After all remaining players have either placed a 5th street wager or folded, the dealer shall then reveal the third community card.

19. (7) Starting with the player farthest to the dealer’s right and proceeding counter-clockwise, the dealer shall evaluate and announce the best possible five-card poker hand that can be formed using the two player cards and the three community cards.

    1. (i) All losing wagers shall immediately be collected by the dealer and placed in the chip tray. All losing hands shall then be collected immediately by the dealer and placed in the discard rack.
    2. (ii) If the hand of the player is a push (a pair of 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s or 10s), the dealer shall not collect or pay the wagers, but shall collect immediately the cards of such player.
    3. (iii) All winning wagers shall be paid in accordance with the payout odds listed in subdivision (f) of this section. A player’s winning hand shall remain face up on the layout until the ante wager and bet wagers are paid. After paying winning ante and bet wagers, the dealer shall collect immediately the cards of all winning players and place such cards in the discard rack.

20. (8) All cards collected by the dealer shall be picked up in order and placed in the discard rack in such a way that such cards readily can be arranged to reconstruct each hand in the event of a question or dispute.

    (f) Payout odds.

21. (1) For a winning hand, the gaming facility shall pay out the ante and the 3rd, 4th and 5th street wagers at no less than the following odds:

    Hand	Payout
    Pair of 6s to 10s	Push
    Pair of jacks or better	1:1
    Two pairs	2:1
    Three of a kind	3:1
    Straight	4:1
    Flush	6:1
    Full house	10:1
    Four of a kind	40:1
    Straight flush	100:1
    Royal flush	500:1

22. (2) Notwithstanding the payout odds set forth in paragraph (1) of this subdivision, the aggregate payout limit for any hand shall be $50,000 or the maximum amount that one player could win per round when betting the minimum wager, whichever is greater.

(a) Equipment and layout.