Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Subpart K - Table games
Chapter 653a - ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER
Section 653a.12 - Payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression; payout limitation
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A certificate holder shall pay each winning Ante Wager and Play Wager at odds of 1 to 1.
(b) A certificate holder shall pay the player's winning Blind Wager in accordance with the odds in one of the following paytables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions):
| Hand | Paytable A |
| Royal flush | 500 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 50 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 10 to 1 |
| Full house | 3 to 1 |
| Flush | 3 to 2 |
| Straight | 1 to 1 |
| Less than a straight | Push |
| Hand | Paytable B |
| Royal flush | 500 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 50 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 10 to 1 |
| Full house | 3 to 1 |
| Flush | 3 to 2 |
| Less than a flush | Push |
(c) The certificate holder shall pay the player's winning Trips Wager at the odds in one of the following paytables, selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2:
| Hand | Paytable A | Paytable B |
| Royal flush | 50 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 40 to 1 | 40 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 30 to 1 | 30 to 1 |
| Full house | 9 to 1 | 8 to 1 |
| Flush | 7 to 1 | 6 to 1 |
| Straight | 4 to 1 | 5 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 3 to 1 | 3 to 1 |
| Hand | Paytable C | Paytable D |
| Royal flush | 50 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 40 to 1 | 40 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 30 to 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Full house | 8 to 1 | 7 to 1 |
| Flush | 7 to 1 | 6 to 1 |
| Straight | 4 to 1 | 5 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 3 to 1 | 3 to 1 |
(d) If a certificate holder offers the Progressive Payout Wager:
| Hand | Paytable A | Paytable B | Paytable C | Paytable D |
| Royal flush | 100% of meter | 100% mega jackpot | 100% mega jackpot | 100% mega jackpot |
| Straight flush | 10% of meter | 100% major jackpot | 100% major jackpot | 100% major jackpot |
| Four-of-a-kind | 300 for 1 | 300 for 1 | 100% minor jackpot | 100% minor jackpot |
| Full house | 50 for 1 | 50 for 1 | 50 for 1 | 50 for 1 |
| Flush | 40 for 1 | 40 for 1 | 40 for 1 | 40 for 1 |
| Straight | 30 for 1 | 30 for 1 | 30 for 1 | 30 for 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 9 for 1 | 9 for 1 | 10 for 1 | 9 for 1 |
| Paytable A | |
| Seed/reseed | $10,000 for 1 |
| Incrementation rate | |
| Primary | 21% |
| Reserve | N/A |
| Paytable B | Paytable C | Paytable D | |
| Seed/reseed | |||
| Mega | $10,000 for 1 | $10,000 for 1 | $10,000 for 1 |
| Major | $1,000 for 1 | $1,000 for 1 | $1,000 for 1 |
| Minor | N/A | $250 for 1 | $250 for 1 |
| Incrementation rate | |||
| Mega | 11% | 9% | 10% |
| Major | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Minor | N/A | 3% | 3% |
$1 Progressive Payout Wager
| Hand | Envy Bonus |
| Royal flush | $1,000 |
| Straight flush | $300 |
$5 Progressive Payout Wager
| Hand | Envy Bonus |
| Royal flush | $5,000 |
| Straight flush | $1,500 |
(e) If a certificate holder offers the Five Card Hand Bonus Wager:
| Hand | Payout |
| Royal flush | 100% of meter |
| Straight flush | 10% of meter |
| Four-of-a-kind | 500 for 1 |
| Full house | 100 for 1 |
| Flush | 50 for 1 |
| Hand | Payout |
| Magic Card | 20 for 1 |
| Lucky Bonus | 5 for 1 |
| Seed | $10,000 for 1 |
| Reseed | $0 |
| Incrementation rate | |
| Primary | 13% |
| Reserve | 8% |
(f) A certificate holder shall pay out winning Six Card Bonus Wagers at the odds in one of the following payout tables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2:
| Hand | Paytable A | Paytable B | Paytable C |
| Royal flush | 1,000 to 1 | 1,000 to 1 | 1,000 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 200 to 1 | 200 to 1 | 200 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 50 to 1 | 50 to 1 | 100 to 1 |
| Full house | 25 to 1 | 25 to 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Flush | 20 to 1 | 15 to 1 | 15 to 1 |
| Straight | 10 to 1 | 10 to 1 | 9 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 5 to 1 | 5 to 1 | 8 to 1 |
| Hand | Paytable D | Paytable E |
| Six-card royal flush-diamonds | 200,000 to 1 | |
| Six-card royal flush-hearts, spades or clubs | 20,000 to 1 | |
| Royal flush | 1,000 to 1 | 1,000 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 200 to 1 | 200 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 100 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
| Full house | 20 to 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Flush | 15 to 1 | 15 to 1 |
| Straight | 10 to 1 | 10 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 7 to 1 | 5 to 1 |
(g) The certificate holder shall pay out winning Bad Beat Bonus Wagers at the odds in one of the following payout tables selected by the certificate holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with § 601a.2:
| Hand | Paytable A | Paytable B |
| Straight flush | 10,000 to 1 | 7,500 to 1 |
| Four-of-a-kind | 500 to 1 | 500 to 1 |
| Full house | 40 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
| Flush | 25 to 1 | 30 to 1 |
| Straight | 20 to 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Three-of-a-kind | 9 to 1 | 9 to 1 |
(h) Notwithstanding the payout odds in subsections (a) and (b), a certificate holder may, in its Rules Submission under § 601a.2, establish a maximum amount that is payable to a player on a single hand. The maximum amount shall be at least $50,000 or the maximum amount that one patron could win per round when betting the minimum wager, whichever is greater. Any maximum payout limit established by the certificate holder must apply only to payouts of Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker Wagers under subsections (a) and (b) and does not apply to payouts for Trips, Progressive Payout, Five Card Hand Bonus, Six Card Bonus or Bad Beat Bonus Wagers under subsections (c)-(g).
The provisions of this § 653a.12 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1202(b)(30) and 13A 02(1) and (2).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 653a.2 (relating to Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 653a.11 (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play); and 58 Pa. Code § 653a.13 (relating to irregulalities).
