Face Up Pai Gow Poker
The object of the game is to create two poker hands that rank higher than the Dealer’s.
Face Up Pai Gow Poker™ features head-to-head play against the dealer and offers the optional Fortune Bonus and Ace-High wagers. As in standard Pai Gow, each player and dealer receive seven-cards, but in Face Up Pai Gow Poker the dealer’s cards are exposed. Face Up Pai Gow Poker is a commission-free game.
You do not pay a 5% commission when you beat the dealer; however, when the dealer plays Ace-High, you automatically push.
GETTING STARTED
To begin each round, make a standard Pai Gow wager. You may also make the Fortune Bonus and Ace-High wagers.
FORTUNE BONUS
The Fortune Bonus bet wins if your best possible seven-card hand matches one of the payouts from the offered paytable. If you wager at least $5 on the Fortune Bonus, the dealer will place an “envy” button next to your bet. This qualifies you for an envy bonus payout.
ENVY BONUS
The dealer pays any envy bonuses at the end of the round. If at least one player receives a hand that qualifies for Envy Bonus payouts, all players with envy buttons win. You can win multiple Envy Bonuses in a round, but you CANNOT win an Envy Bonus for your own hand or the dealer’s hand.
ACE HIGH
This bet wins if the dealer is forced to play an Ace-High Pai Gow.
Game Overview
- A maximum of six players may participate.
- Face Up Pai Gow is played with one deck of standard playing cards (52 cards), plus one Joker. The cards are either manually shuffled or by using an automatic shuffler. The Joker can be used as an Ace or to complete a straight, flush or straight flush.
- Hands are played and ranked as traditional poker hands, except that A-2-3-4-5 (Bike) is the second highest straight, beaten only by an A-K-Q-J-10 Straight, and the five card hand must be higher than the two card hand.
- A Face Up Pai Gow hand consists of two separate hands; a five card hand (high hand) and a two card hand (low hand).
- All bets must be placed prior to the Dealer announcing “no more bets”. No additional bets will be accepted, and Players are not permitted to alter or touch any bet wagered once the dealer has announced “no more bets”.
- Players cannot look at their cards until the Dealer has verified that all cards are accounted for and ensured that the correct number of cards are in play.
- Each Player is required to keep their cards over the table and in full view of the Dealer at all times.
- Once each Player has set their hands and placed them on the appropriate spots, Players may not touch their cards again.
