90. Procedures for dealing the Cards
Immediately following the placement of bets by the players, the dealers shall, starting from the player farthest to his or her left and continuing around the table in a clockwise manner, deal the cards in the following order—
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(a) one card face down to each player, who has placed 3 wagers in accordance with these regulations;
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(b) one card face down to the area designated for the placement of the community cards;
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(c) a second card face down to each player;
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(d) a second card face down to the area designated for the placement of the community card;
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(e) a third card face down to each player;
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(f) after 3 cards have been dealt to each player and 2 cards have been dealt to the area designated for the placement of the community cards, the dealer shall place the stub in the discard rack without exposing the cards;
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(g) if the cards are dealt from an automated shuffling device in stacks of 3 cards, the dealer shall deliver the first stack of cards dispensed, face down to the player farthest to his or her left who has placed the required 3 wagers, and moving clockwise around the table he or she shall deliver a stack of cards face down to each of the other players who has placed the required 3 wagers in accordance with these Regulations;
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(h) the dealer shall then deliver a stack of 3 cards face down to the area designated for the placement of community cards and then burn the top card in the stack of 3 cards and the burned card shall be placed on the discard rack face down.
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(Inserted by S.I.79/2002)