Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The rank of
the cards used in pai gow poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be:
ace, king, queen, jack, 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, and
two. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ace may be used to complete a "straight
flush" or a "straight" formed with a two, three, four, and five. Except as
otherwise provided in (c) below, the joker shall be used and ranked as an
ace.
(b) The permissible poker
hands at the game of pai gow poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall
be:
1. "Five aces" is a high hand consisting
of four aces and a joker;
2. "Royal
flush" is a high hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 of the
same suit; however, for purposes of the progressive payout wager, a "natural
royal flush" is a royal flush which does not use a joker;
3. "Straight flush" is a high hand consisting
of five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with ace, two, three,
four, and five being the highest ranking straight flush; king, queen, jack, 10,
and nine being the second highest ranking straight flush, and six, five, four,
three, and two being the lowest ranking straight flush;
4. "Four-of-a-kind" is a high hand consisting
of four cards of the same rank regardless of suit, with four aces being the
highest ranking four-of-a-kind and four twos being the lowest ranking
four-of-a-kind;
5. "Full house" is
a high hand consisting of a "three-of-a-kind" and a "pair," with three aces and
two kings being the highest ranking full house and three twos and two threes
being the lowest ranking full house;
6. "Flush" is a high hand consisting of five
cards of the same suit. When comparing two flushes, the provisions of (e) below
shall be applied;
7. "Straight" is
a high hand consisting of five cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit,
with an ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 being the highest ranking straight; an
ace, two, three, four, and five being the second highest ranking straight; and
a six, five, four, three, and two being the lowest ranking straight;
8. "Three-of-a-kind" is a high hand
containing three cards of the same rank regardless of suit, with three aces
being the highest ranking three-of-a-kind and three twos being the lowest
ranking three-of-a-kind;
9. "Two
pairs" is a high hand containing two "pairs," with two aces and two kings being
the highest ranking two pair hand and two threes and two twos being the lowest
ranking two pair hand; and
10.
"Pair" is either a high hand or a low hand consisting of two cards of the same
rank, regardless of suit, with two aces being the highest ranking pair and two
twos being the lowest ranking pair.
(c) For purposes of setting the hands, a
joker may be used as any card to complete a "straight," a "flush," a "straight
flush," or a "royal flush."
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of (b) above, a casino licensee may, in its
discretion, determine that a straight flush formed with an ace, two, three,
four, and five of the same suit shall be the lowest ranking straight flush and
that a straight formed with an ace, two, three, four, and five, regardless of
suit, shall be the lowest ranking straight. If a casino licensee chooses to
exercise this option, it shall so indicate in its Rules of the Games
Submission.
(e) When comparing two
high hands or two low hands which are of identical poker hand rank pursuant to
the provisions of this section, or which contain none of the poker hands
authorized herein, the hand which contains the highest ranking card as provided
in (a) above which is not contained in the other hand shall be considered the
higher ranking hand. If the two hands are of identical rank after the
application of this subsection, the hands shall be considered a copy
hand.
(f) If a casino licensee
offers the optional bonus wager authorized by
13:69F-11.15, the following
seven-card hands, each of which shall have a rank higher than a five-card poker
hand of five aces, shall be used to determine the amount of the bonus wager
payout or envy bonus payment to which a winning patron is entitled pursuant to
13:69F-11.16:
1. "Seven-card straight flush with no joker"
is a seven-card hand consisting of seven cards of the same suit in consecutive
ranking, with no joker being used to complete the straight flush;
2. "Royal flush plus royal match" is a
seven-card hand consisting of an ace, a king, a queen, a jack, and a 10 of the
same suit, with or without a joker, with one of the following pre-selected by
the casino licensee:
i. An additional king
and queen of a same suit; or
ii. An
additional ace and king of the same suit, without a joker (natural);
and
3. "Seven-card
straight flush with joker" is a seven-card hand consisting of seven cards of
the same suit in consecutive ranking with a joker being used to complete the
straight flush.
(g) For
purposes of pay table "B" for the seven-card bonus wager at
13:69F-11.18(c),
a "straight flush with joker" is a hand consisting of five cards of the same
suit in consecutive ranking, one of which is the joker, and a "straight flush
without joker" is a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit in
consecutive ranking, none of which is the joker.
(h) If a casino licensee offers the insurance
wager authorized by
13:69F-11.15, a joker is ranked as
an ace for purposes of determining this wager.
(i) If a casino licensee offers the EZ pai
gow variation authorized by
13:69F-11.20, the following
seven-card hands, each of which has a rank higher than a five-card poker hand
of five aces, shall be used to determine the amount of the dynasty bonus wager
and envy bonus payouts pursuant to
13:69F-11.21:
1. "Ace to 5 natural straight flush with
suited ace and queen" is a seven card hand formed with an ace, 2, 3, 4, and 5
of the same suit (none of which is the joker) with an additional ace and queen
of the same suit (neither of which is the joker);
2. "Seven-card natural straight flush" is a
seven card hand consisting of seven cards of the same suit in consecutive
ranking, with no joker being used to complete the hand;
3. "Royal flush with suited ace and queen" is
a seven card hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 of the same
suit (with or without a joker), with an additional ace and queen of the same
suit (neither of which is the joker); and
4. "Seven-card wild straight flush" is a
seven card hand consisting of seven cards of the same suit in consecutive
ranking with a joker being used to complete the hand.
