Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(a) After the dealing procedures required
under §
670a.8, §
670a.9 or §
670a.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 Six-Card Fortune 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 to be
set.
(2) Each player shall keep his
six 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
one-card low hand.
(c) After all
players have examined their cards, the dealer shall offer each player the
option to place an additional Double Down Wager equal to the player's Six-Card
Fortune Pai Gow Poker Wager.
(d)
After all players have set their hands and placed the cards on the table, the
six cards of the dealer shall be turned over and the dealer shall arrange his
cards into a high and low hand in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The dealer may not break any sets as
described in §
670a.6(b)
(relating to Six-Card Fortune Pai Gow Poker rankings) to play a higher card in
the dealer's low hand. Once the dealer has played the set, the dealer shall use
the highest-ranking card in his low hand. Notwithstanding the following
requirements:
(i) If the dealer has two
three-of-a-kinds in his hand, the dealer shall play the lower ranking set as
the three-of-a-kind and the higher one as a pair to play the higher card in the
low hand.
(ii) If the dealer has
three pairs, the dealer shall play the two lower ranking pairs as the high hand
and the highest ranking card of the third pair as the low
hand.
(2) If the dealer
has a Six-Card Fortune straight, Six-Card Fortune flush or a Six-Card Fortune
straight flush, the dealer shall play the lowest possible straight, flush or
straight flush and place the highest ranking card in the low hand.
(3) If the dealer has both a straight and a
flush, the dealer shall set the flush as the dealer's high hand.
(4) If the dealer has both a straight and a
straight flush, the dealer shall set the straight flush as the dealer's high
hand.
(5) If the dealer has both a
Six-Card Fortune flush and a straight flush, the dealer shall play the straight
flush as the high hand and the remaining card as the dealer's low
hand.
(6) If the dealer does not
have pairs, straights or flushes, the dealer shall play the highest ranking
card, in accordance with §
670a.6(a), in the
dealer's high hand, the second highest ranking card as the dealer's low hand
and the remaining four cards in the dealer's high hand.
(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
Six-Card Fortune Pai Gow Poker Wager of that player wins, loses or is a tie.
(f) A Six-Card Fortune Pai Gow
Poker Wager shall:
(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 lower in
rank than the high hand of the dealer and the low hand of the player is
identical in rank to the low hand of the dealer.
(iii) The high hand of the player is
identical in rank to the high hand of the dealer and the low hand of the player
is lower in rank than the low hand of the dealer.
(iv) The high and low hands of the player are
identical in rank to the high and low hands of the dealer.
(v) The high hand of the player was not set
so as to rank equal to or higher than the low hand of that 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 lower in rank than the low hand of the dealer.
(ii) The high hand of the player is lower in
rank than the high hand of the dealer, but the low hand of the player is a
joker or is higher in rank than the low hand of the dealer.
(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 a joker or is higher in rank than the low hand of the dealer. The
dealer shall pay the winning Six-Card Fortune Pai Gow Poker Wager in accordance
with the payout odds in §
670a.12(a)
(relating to payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression).
(g) After settling the player's Six-Card
Fortune Pai Gow Poker Wager, the dealer shall settle the player's optional
Double Down Wager as follows:
(1) If the
dealer's hand contains a pair of eights or better, as described in §
670a.6(b), the
Double Down Wager shall win, lose or tie in accordance with subsection
(f).
(2) If the dealer's hand does
not contain a pair of eights or better, the Double Down Wager shall be returned
to the player.
(h) If a
player has placed a Fortune Bonus, Insurance or Progressive Payout Wager, the
dealer shall rearrange the six cards of any player who placed an optional wager
to form the highest ranking hand. If any player at the table has placed a
Fortune Bonus or Progressive Payout Wager, the dealer shall rearrange the cards
of all players regardless of whether the player placed a Fortune Bonus or
Progressive Payout Wager. After rearranging the player's six cards, the dealer
shall:
(1) Settle the player's Fortune Bonus
Wager as follows:
(i) If a player:
(A) Placed a Six-Card Fortune Pai Gow Poker
Wager but does not have a three-of-a-kind or higher, as described in §
670a.6(b), the
dealer shall collect the Fortune Bonus Wager.
(B) Placed a Six-Card Fortune Pai Gow Poker
Wager and has a three-of-a-kind or higher, the dealer shall pay the winning
Fortune Bonus Wager in accordance with §
670a.12(b). If
the player has an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand, 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, 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 §
670a.12(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 Six-Card
Fortune 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.
(2) Settle the
player's Insurance Wager. If a player has a hand ranked:
(i) Better than a king-high, the dealer shall
collect the Insurance Wager.
(ii) A
king-high or less, the dealer shall pay the winning Insurance Wager in
accordance with §
670a.12(c).
(3) Settle the player's Progressive Payout
Wager as follows:
(i) If a player:
(A) Placed a Progressive Payout Wager but
does not have a straight or better, as described in §
670a.6(b), the
dealer shall collect the cards of the player and place them in the discard
rack.
(B) Placed a Progressive
Payout Wager and has a straight or better, the dealer shall:
(I) Verify that the hand is a winning
hand.
(II) Verify that the
appropriate light on the progressive table game system has been
illuminated.
(III) Have a
floorperson or above validate the progressive payout in accordance with the
certificate holder's approved internal control procedures.
(IV) Pay the winning Progressive Payout Wager
in accordance with the payout odds in §
670a.12(d)(1). 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.
(C) Has an Envy Bonus Qualifying Hand and any
player at the table placed a Progressive Payout 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 Progressive Payout 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 §
670a.12(d)(4) to
each player who placed a progressive payout wager. Players are entitled to
multiple Envy Bonuses when another player at the same Six-Card Fortune 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.
(i) 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.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
670a.12 (relating to payout odds;
Envy Bonus; rate of progression); and 58 Pa. Code §
670a.13 (relating to
irregularities; invalid roll of
dice).
