If a player bets but announces a fold, the player has a dead hand. In stud poker, the dealer must decide whether the act by a player of taking the player's cards and removing them from the table is a fold if the next player takes action.

Source: 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 1989.

General Authority: SDCL 42-7B-7.

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7B-1 , 42-7B-2 , 42-7B-3 , 42-7B-4 , 42-7B-7 , 42-7B-14 , 42-7B-15.