Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) After the dealing procedures required
under §
645a.8, §
645a.9 or §
645a.10 (relating to procedures
for dealing the cards from a manual dealing shoe; procedures for dealing the
cards from the hand; and procedures for dealing the cards from an automated
dealing shoe) have been completed, each player shall examine his cards subject
to the following limitations:
(1) Each player
who wagers at a Pai Gow Poker table shall be responsible for setting his own
hands and no person other than the dealer and the player to whom the cards were
dealt may touch the cards of that player. If a player requests assistance in
the setting of his hands, the dealer shall inform the player of the manner in
which the certificate holder requires the hands of the dealer to be set in
accordance with the certificate holder's Rules Submission under §
601a.2 (relating to table games
Rules Submissions).
(2) Each player
shall keep his seven cards in full view of the dealer at all times.
(3) Once each player has set a high and low
hand and placed the two hands face down on the appropriate area of the layout,
the player may not touch the cards again.
(b) Each player shall set his hands by
arranging the cards into a high hand and a low hand. When setting the two
hands, the five-card high hand must be equal to or higher in rank than the
two-card low hand. For example, if the two-card hand contains a pair of sevens,
the five-card hand must contain at least a pair of sevens and the three
remaining cards.
(c) After all
players have set their hands and placed the cards on the table, the seven cards
of the dealer shall be turned over and the dealer shall set his hands by
arranging the cards into a high and low hand. The certificate holder shall
specify in its Rules Submission under §
601a.2 the manner in which the
hands of the dealer shall be set. The dealer shall then place the two hands
face up on the appropriate area of the layout. If a player is acting as the
bank in accordance with §
645a.12 (relating to player bank;
co-banking; selection of bank; procedures for dealing), after all players have
set their hands and placed the cards on the table, the bank shall turn over his
seven cards and set the two hands by arranging the cards in a high and low hand
on the appropriate area of the layout.
(d) Unless a player has placed an optional
wager authorized under §
645a.7(e)(1)-(5)
(relating to wagers), a player may surrender his wager after the hands of the
dealer or the bank have been set. The player shall announce his intention to
surrender prior to the dealer exposing either of the two hands of that player
as provided in subsection (e). Once the player has announced his intention to
surrender, the dealer shall immediately collect the Pai Gow Poker Wager from
that player and collect the seven cards dealt to that player without exposing
the cards to anyone at the table. If any Qualifying Wagers have been placed,
the cards of the player shall remain on the table until collected in accordance
with subsection (h). The dealer shall verify that seven cards were collected by
counting them face down on the layout prior to placing them in the discard
rack.
(e) After the dealer has set
a high hand and a low hand, the dealer shall reveal both hands of each player,
beginning with the player farthest to the dealer's right and continuing around
the table in a counterclockwise direction. The dealer shall compare the high
and low hand of each player to the high and low hand of the dealer and shall
announce if the Pai Gow Poker Wager of that player wins, loses or is a
tie.
(f) A Pai Gow Poker Wager
will:
(1) Lose and will immediately be
collected if:
(i) The high hand of the player
is lower in rank than the high hand of the dealer and the low hand of the
player is lower in rank than the low hand of the dealer.
(ii) The high hand of the player is identical
in rank to the high hand of the dealer or the low hand of the player is
identical in rank to the low hand of the dealer and the other hand of the
player is identical in rank or lower in rank than the other hand of the
dealer.
(iii) The high hand of the
player was not set so as to rank equal to or higher than the low hand of that
player.
(iv) The two hands of the
player were not otherwise set correctly in accordance with this
chapter.
(v) Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (i)-(iv), if the table is designated for play as an EZ Pai Gow
Poker table in which vigorish is not collected and if the dealer has a Queen's
Dragon, the player's Pai Gow Poker Wager shall push and be returned to the
player.
(2) Tie and will
be returned to the player if:
(i) The high
hand of the player is higher in rank than the high hand of the dealer, but the
low hand of the player is identical in rank to the low hand of the dealer or
lower in rank than the low hand of the dealer.
(ii) The high hand of the player is identical
in rank to the high hand of the dealer or lower in rank than the high hand of
the dealer, but the low hand of the player is higher in rank than the low hand
of the dealer.
(iii) The dealer has
a Queen's Dragon and the table is designated for play as an EZ Pai Gow Poker
table in which vigorish is not collected.
(3) Win if the high hand of the player is
higher in rank than the high hand of the dealer and the low hand of the player
is higher in rank than the low hand of the dealer provided that if the table is
designated for play as an EZ Pai Gow Poker table and the dealer has a Queen's
Dragon, the player's Pai Gow Poker Wager shall push and be returned to the
player. The dealer shall pay the winning Pai Gow Poker Wager in accordance with
the payout odds in §
645a.13(a)
(relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout
limitation).
(g) Except
as provided in subsection (h), after settling the player's Pai Gow Poker Wager,
the dealer shall place the cards of the player in the discard rack.
(h) After settling the player's Pai Gow Poker
Wager, the dealer shall rearrange the seven cards of any player who placed an
optional wager, in accordance with §
645a.7(e)(1)-(5),
to form the highest ranking hand and be responsible for creating the hand for
purposes of all optional wagers offered by the certificate holder. If any
player at the table has placed a Qualifying Wager, the dealer shall rearrange
the cards of all players regardless of whether the player placed a Fortune
Bonus, Emperor's Treasure or Dynasty Bonus Wager. After rearranging the
player's seven cards, the dealer shall:
(1)
Settle the player's Fortune Bonus Wager as follows:
(i) If a player:
(A) Does not have a straight or higher, as
described in §
645a.6(d)
(relating to Pai Gow Poker rankings), the dealer shall collect the Fortune
Bonus Wager and place the cards of the player in the discard rack.
(B) Has a straight or higher, the dealer
shall pay the winning Fortune Bonus Wager in accordance with §
645a.13(b) and
shall place the cards of the player in the discard rack. If the player has an
Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand and any player at the table placed a Qualifying
Wager, the dealer shall verbally acknowledge the Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand and
leave the cards of the player face up on the table.
(C) Did not place a Fortune Bonus Wager but
has an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand, and another player at the table placed a
Qualifying Wager, the dealer shall verbally acknowledge the Envy Bonus
Qualifying Hand and leave the cards of the player face up on the
table.
(ii) After all
Fortune Bonus Wagers have been settled, if any player is the holder of an Envy
Bonus Qualifying Hand, the dealer shall pay an Envy Bonus in accordance with
§
645a.13(b) to
each player who has an Envy lammer at the player's betting position. Players
are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses when another player at the same Pai Gow
Poker table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player is not
entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand or the hand of the dealer.
(iii) After all Envy Bonuses have been paid,
the dealer shall collect all remaining cards and place them in the discard
rack.
(2) Settle the
player's Emperor's Treasure Wager as follows:
(i) If a player:
(A) Does not have a straight or higher as
described in §
645a.6(e), the
dealer shall collect the Emperor's Treasure Wager and place the cards of the
player in the discard rack.
(B) Has
a straight or higher, the dealer shall pay the winning Emperor's Treasure Wager
in accordance with §
645a.13(c) and
place the cards of the player in the discard rack. If the player has an Envy
Bonus Qualifying Hand and any player at the table placed a Qualifying Wager,
the dealer shall verbally acknowledge the Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand and leave
the cards of the player face up on the table.
(C) Did not place an Emperor's Treasure Wager
but has an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand and another player at the table placed a
Qualifying Wager, the dealer shall verbally acknowledge the Envy Bonus
Qualifying Hand and leave the cards of the player face up on the
table.
(ii) After all
Emperor's Treasure Wagers have been settled, if any player is the holder of an
Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand, the dealer shall pay an Envy Bonus in accordance
with §
645a.13(c) to
each player who has an Envy lammer at the player's betting position. Players
are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses when another player at the same Pai Gow
Poker table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player is not
entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand or the hand of the dealer.
(iii) After all Envy Bonuses have been paid,
the dealer shall collect all remaining cards and place them in the discard
rack.
(3) Settle the
player's Pai Gow Insurance Wager. If a player:
(i) Has a pair or better as described in
§
645a.6(b), the
dealer shall collect the Pai Gow Insurance Wager and place the cards of the
player in the discard rack.
(ii)
Does not have a pair or better, but has a card ranked a nine-high or better,
the dealer shall pay the winning Pai Gow Insurance Wager in accordance with
§
645a.13(d). The
dealer shall then place the cards of the player in the discard
rack.
(4) Settle the
player's Progressive Payout Wager. If a player:
(i) Does not have a full house or better, as
described in §
645a.6(f), the
dealer shall collect the Progressive Payout Wager and place the cards of the
player in the discard rack.
(ii)
Has a full house or better, the dealer shall:
(A) Verify that the hand is a winning
hand.
(B) Verify that the
appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
illuminated.
(C) Have a floorperson
or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the certificate
holder's approved internal control procedures.
(D) Pay the winning Progressive Payout Wager
in accordance with the payout odds in §
645a.13(e). If a
player has won a progressive payout that is a percentage of the progressive
meter, the progressive payout may not be paid from the table inventory
container. If a player has won a progressive payout that is not being paid from
the table inventory, the cards of that player shall remain on the table until
the necessary documentation has been completed.
(5) Settle the player's Queen's Dragon Wager.
If the dealer does not have Queen's Dragon, the dealer shall collect the
Queen's Dragon Wager and place the cards of the player in the discard rack. If
the dealer has a Queen's Dragon, the dealer shall pay the winning wager in
accordance with § 645a.13(f).
(6) Settle the player's Dynasty Bonus Wager
as follows:
(i) If a player:
(A) Does not have a three-of-a-kind or better
as described in §
645a.6(b) and
(g), the dealer shall collect the Dynasty
Wager and place the cards of the player in the discard rack.
(B) Has a three-of-a-kind or better, the
dealer shall pay the winning Dynasty Wager in accordance with §
645a.13(g). If
the player has an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand and any player at the table placed
a Qualifying Wager, the dealer shall verbally acknowledge the Envy Bonus
Qualifying Hand and leave the cards of the player face up on the
table.
(C) Did not place a Dynasty
Wager but has an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand and another player at the table
placed a Qualifying Wager, the dealer shall verbally acknowledge the Envy Bonus
Qualifying Hand and leave the cards of the player face up on the
table.
(ii) After all
Dynasty Bonus Wagers have been settled, if any player is the holder of an Envy
Bonus Qualifying Hand, the dealer shall pay an Envy Bonus in accordance with
§
645a.13(g) to
each player who has an Envy lammer at the player's betting position. Players
are entitled to multiple Envy Bonuses when another player at the same Pai Gow
Poker table is the holder of an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand. A player is not
entitled to an Envy Bonus for his own hand or the hand of the
dealer.
(7) Settle the
player's Protection Wager. If the player's hand does not contain a high card of
a 9, 10, jack, queen, king or ace, or the hand contains a pair or better, as
described in §
645a.6(b), the
dealer shall collect the Protection Wager and place the cards of the player in
the discard rack. If the player's hand does not contain a pair or better but
contains a high card of a 9, 10, jack, queen, king or ace, the dealer shall pay
the winning wager in accordance with § 645a.13(h).
(8) Settle the player's Red/Black Wager. If
the player wagered on red and the player's hand does not contain four or more
red cards, or if the player wagered on black and the player's hand does not
contain four or more black cards, the dealer shall collect the Red/Black Wager
and place the cards of the player in the discard rack. If a player's hand does
contain four or more of the cards of the player's chosen color, the dealer
shall pay the winning Red/Black Wager in accordance with §
645a.13(i).
(i)
Notwithstanding the requirements in subsection (h), if the certificate holder
offers more than one optional wager, the dealer shall settle all of the
player's optional wagers before placing the player's cards in the discard
rack.
(j) All cards removed from
the table shall be placed in the discard rack in a manner that permits the
reconstruction of each hand in the event of a question or dispute.
The provisions of this § 645a.11 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1)
and (2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
645a.12 (relating to player bank;
co-banking; selection of bank; procedures for dealing); 58 Pa. Code §
645a.13 (relating to payout odds;
Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout limitation); 58 Pa. Code §
645b.1 (relating to
commission-free Pai Gow Poker); and 58 Pa. Code §
645b.2 (relating to
player-activated Pai Gow Poker; wagers based on the outcome of the
dice).
