Delaware Code Title 28. Sports and Amusements § 1545. Protection of hands

A player shall protect a held hand by holding onto it above the table or by placing 1 or more chips on it.  A protected hand may not be ruled dead by accidental contact with discards unless it is impossible to reconstruct completely.  A player who has a protected hand taken in by the dealer or fouled by discards through no fault of the player is entitled to a refund of all of the chips the player put in the pot in that game.