Fortune Pai Gow Bonus Poker
Fortune Pai-Gow Bouns Poker is a classic western Poker game crossed with
the ancient oriental game Pai-Gow. Unlike the Asian version, which is played
with tiles, Pai-Gow Poker is played with a standard 52 card deck plus one
Joker. The Joker can only be used as an Ace or to complete a straight, a flush
or a straight flush.
The Object Of The Game
The object of Fortune Pai-Gow Bonus Poker is to make two separate hands,
using the seven cards the Player is dealt. The Player must arrange their hands
as such: A two-card “second highest” or “low” front hand and a five-card
“highest” or “high” back hand. To win, both of the Player’s hands must be higher
than the Dealer’s two hands. Likewise, to lose, both of the Dealer’s hands must
be higher than the Player’s two hands.
How The Game Is Played
Prior to the first hand being dealt, each Player places an initial wager on the
wagering spot. Players may also place a wager on the Fortune Bonus spot. With a
wager of $5 or more on the Fortune Bonus Spot, the Player is qualified for an “Envy”
bonus wager which is a bonus payout that is determined by other Players’ hands.
All wagers must be placed prior to the Dealer announcing “no more bets”.
No wager shall be made, increased, decreased, or withdrawn after the
Dealer has determined where the first hand is to be placed. A random number
generator with an indicator light determines where the first hand is to be placed.
The Dealer is always hand #1, with hand #2 being the first spot to the Dealer’s
left and continuing around the table from the Dealer’s left to right.
All Players are dealt seven cards to make two hands. Five cards are used to
make the “high hand” and two cards are used to make the “low hand”. The
“low hand” cannot be higher than the “high hand”. For example: If the Player has
a pair of fours and a pair of fives, the pair of fives cannot be played in the “low
hand” while the pair of fours are played in the “high hand”.
Once all the Player’s hands have been set, the Dealer turns over the Dealer’s hand
and sets the hand the “house way”. Once the Dealer’s hand has been set, the
Dealer turns over each Player’s hand to determine the outcome of all wagers.
The ranking of the “high hands” are as follows:
- Five Aces (four Aces, one Joker)
- Royal Flush
- Straight Flush
- Four of a Kind
- Full House
- Flush
- Straight*
- Three of a Kind
- Two Pair
- One Pair
- High Card(s)
*Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten is the highest straight. However, in Pai Gow
Poker, Ace, Two, Three, Four, Five is the second highest straight.
Fortune Pai Gow Poker Bonus payouts and Envy payouts are as follows:
| |
Fortune Bonus |
Envy |
| 7 Card Straight Flush (no Joker) |
2,500 to 1 |
1,000 to 1 |
| Royal Flush (no Joker) plus Royal Match (suited King and Queen) |
1,000 to 1 |
750 to 1 |
| 7 Card Straight Flush (with Joker) |
750 to 1 |
250 to 1 |
| Five Aces |
250 to 1 |
100 to 1 |
| Royal Flush |
125 to 1 |
50 to 1 |
| Straight Flush |
50 to 1 |
20 to 1 |
| Four of a Kind |
25 to 1 |
5 to 1 |
| Full House |
5 to 1 |
- |
| Flush |
4 to 1 |
- |
| Three of a Kind |
3 to 1 |
- |
| Straight |
2 to 1 |
- |
General Rules Of Play
Only Players who are seated may wager in the game. Once a Player has
placed a wager and received cards, that Player must remain seated until
the completion of the round of play.
Players cannot show their hands to other Players.
Any incorrect number of cards dealt to either a Player or the Dealer
constitutes a misdeal of the hand.
Should any card in any Player’s hand be exposed during the dealing of the
cards, such an event does not constitute a misdeal. Should more than one
card be exposed during the dealing of the cards, the Dealer will declare a
complete misdeal of the hand.
Should the Dealer expose one or more of the Dealer’s cards during the
dealing of the cards, the Dealer will declare a complete misdeal of the
hand.
An Ace is considered to be a “high” card except in a “straight” Ace, Two,
Three, Four, Five sequence.
All management decisions are final.