Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The rank of
a two-card high hand or low hand, in order from highest to lowest rank, shall
be:
1. A matching pair, subject to the
following:
i. The rank of matching pairs,
from highest to lowest rank, shall be jokers, aces, kings, queens, jacks, 10's,
nines, eights, sevens, sixes, fives, fours, threes, and twos; and
ii. A joker cannot form a pair with any card
except the second joker;
2. Non-matching face cards, with a king and a
queen being the highest ranking non-matching face cards, a king and a jack
being the next highest ranking non-matching face cards, and a queen and a jack
being the lowest ranking non-matching face cards; and
3. The highest point total of the two cards
in the hand, as determined in accordance with the following requirements:
i. An ace shall have a point value of
1;
ii. A face card or 10 shall have
a point value of 0;
iii. A two
through nine shall have a point value equal to the numerical face value of the
card;
iv. A joker shall have a
point value of either 3 or 6, the value being determined by whichever value
yields the greater point total when added to the point value of the other card;
and
v. Notwithstanding (a)3i
through iv above, any point total of 10 or greater shall be decreased by 10.
For example, a two and five would have a point total of 7; a five and nine
would have a point total of 4 (5 plus 9 minus 10); and a six and a joker would
have a point total of 9 (with the joker being valued as 3).
(b) If, after
application of the ranking rules in (a) above, the low hand or high hand of a
player and the corresponding hand of the dealer or banker are equal in rank,
the higher ranking low hand or high hand shall be the hand containing the
highest ranking card. The rank of the cards used in supreme pai gow, in order
of highest to lowest rank, shall be king, queen, jack, 10, nine, eight, seven,
six, five, four, three, two, and ace, with the joker accorded the same value
assigned pursuant to (a)3iv above. If, after the application of this
subsection, two hands have an equal rank, the dealer or banker shall be deemed
to hold the higher ranking hand.
(c) For purposes of the bonus wager, a joker
shall only be used as a joker or as a 3 or a 6 (the same value assigned
pursuant to (a)3iv above) to form a "straight" or a "straight flush." The
permissible four-card hands that qualify for a posted payout shall be:
1. "Four aces" is a hand consisting of four
aces;
2. "Royal flush" is a hand
consisting of an ace, king, queen, and jack of the same suit;
3. "Two jokers and two aces" is a hand
consisting of two jokers and two aces;
4. "Four-of-a-kind" is a hand consisting of
four cards of the same rank other than four aces;
5. "Straight flush" is a hand consisting of
four cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking other than a royal
flush;
6. "Three-of-a-kind" is a
hand containing three cards of the same rank;
7. "Flush" is a hand consisting of four cards
of the same suit, regardless of rank;
8. "Two pair" is a hand consisting of "two
jokers" and "any other pair" or two "any other pairs;"
9. "Straight" is a hand consisting of four
cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit;
10. "Two jokers" is a hand that contains both
jokers; and
11. "Any other pair" is
a hand that contains two cards of the same rank other than two
jokers.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the dealer or banker shall
be deemed to hold the higher ranking low hand whenever the point value of the
player's low hand is zero.
