OBJECT:

The Object of Pai Gow Poker is to make two hands that outrank
the two hands made by the Player/Dealer. The front hand, which contains two cards, must be lower in rank than the back hand, which contain s five cards. Pai Gow Poker uses the same hand rankings as standard poker games.

GAME DESCRIPTION:

Pai Gow Poker is played with 53 cards: a standard 52-card deck and one Joker. The Joker can be used as an Ace or as any card to complete a straight or a flush. In Pai Gow Poker Joker’s Wild, the joker can be used as any card. The game is dealt on a Pai Gow Poker table with seven player positions. The Player/Dealer button rotates around clockwise and denotes which one of the seven players is the Player/Dealer for that particular hand.

The house dealer will deal seven hands in front of him/her. Each hand contains seven cards all dealt face down. The Player/Dealer selects one of the seven hands to be the first hand to be delivered out by calling out a number. The house dealer places an action button on the selected hand.

The dice cup, which contains three dice, is shaken by the Player/Dealer to determine who receives the first set of cards and also where the payoffs begin. The Player/Dealer’s position is always counted as numbers 1, 8, or 15. The dealer will deliver to each position a hand that consists of seven cards. The Player/Dealer’s hand is kept face down in front of the house dealer.

The players can set their hands or may request their hands to be set as houseway. The Capitol Casino houseway chart is located at the back of this brochure. Two hands are made out of the seven cards. One is the front 2-card hand and the other one is the back 5-card hand. The back hand must rank higher than the front hand. Otherwise it is considered a fouled hand and will automatically lose. The players place their hands face down with the 2-card hand in the front and the 5-card hand in the back. If all 7 cards are placed face down in one pile, it will be set as houseway.

After all players have set their hands, the house dealer will open the Player/Dealer’s hand. The Player/Dealer will make a decision on how to set their hand.

All wagers are against the Player/Dealer. If both of the player’s hands beat the Player/Dealer’s hands, the player wins. If one hand wins and one hand loses to the Player/Dealer, it is a push or tie and no money changes hands. If both of the player’s hands are lower than the Player/Dealer’s hand, the player loses. An identical hand is called a copy. The Player/Dealer wins all copies.

The designated Player/Dealer position rotates in a systematic and continuous manner around the table. No player is allowed to bank for more than two consecutive hands.

The Player/Dealer cannot win or lose more than the original amount wagered.

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THE RULES OF PAI GOW POKER

1. Capitol Casino does not participate in the play of the game and has no interest in the outcome of the play. No individual can compete with or bet against Capitol Casino.
2. By taking a seat in a game at Capitol Casino, you agree that all decisions of the management are final. Discourteous behavior and/or abusive language will not be tolerated.
3. No decision on a hand may be rendered by a floor person once the next hand has commenced.
4. A collection is taken in advance for each wager. Player must have a full minimum bet after paying the collection.
5. Each table has a limit defining the minimum and maximum amounts that may be wagered in each betting circle.
6. Players must wager at least the table minimum.
7. Bet amounts over the table maximum will receive no action.
8. Player/Dealer wagers have no maximum.
9. Player/Dealer will receive action only on amount wagered. The Player/Dealer cannot collect losing bets beyond the amount that has been wagered.
10. Kum-Kum is only permitted in the bank.
11. Capitol Casino is not responsible for any disputes that arise from Kum-Kum betting.
12. All action runs clockwise beginning with action button.
13. Players may not show their hands or discuss their hands with any other player at any time while the game is in play.
14. The value of the dice cup determines which player receives the first hand and also where action starts.
15. The Joker may be used as an Ace or to complete a straight or flush. In Pai Gow Poker Joker’s Wild, the joker can be used as any card.
16. All cash must be converted to chips.
17. The person wagering the largest amount of money will handle the cards and has the final decision on the play of that particular hand.
18. A seated player cannot stop any backline wagers. A seated player cannot stop anyone from wagering on a betting circle that he/she is not wagering on.
19. If a seated player or an unseated player wishes to bet on other spots that are not adjacent to them, the house dealer MUST handle all transactions.
20. All wagers must be placed before house dealer opens the dice.
21. When the casino dealer opens the dice and declares "no more bets", no one is permitted to change their bet.
22. Player/Dealer’s hand is not to be revealed until all other hands are set.
23. All seated players are given the opportunity to be the Player/Dealer. If no wager was placed on the prior hand, no one will be Player/Dealer on that spot.
24. The switching, passing and/or holding out of cards will foul a hand and the wager will be forfeited. Players found guilty of this practice will be barred and may be subject to prosecution.
25. A player must never hold cards below the level of the table top.
26. A player or players who remove a losing bet could be barred and/or subject to prosecution.
27. An individual has a FOULED hand if any of the following occurs:
    1. The two-card hand is superior to the behind five-card hand.
    2. The player does not hold exactly two cards in the front hand.
    3. The player does not hold exactly five cards in the back hand.
28. A player is permitted to set only one hand.
29. A misdeal will be declared if one of the following occurs:
    1. Joker or Ace is boxed or exposed.
    2. Two or more cards are boxed or exposed.
30. Each player is responsible for the final setting of their own hands. When you are unsure in the setting of your hand, please ask the dealer or the floor supervisor for assistance.
31. The casino dealer cannot permit the Player/Dealer to set his hand foul. If, by mistake, the house dealer permits a fouled hand to be played, the hand will be reset house way by casino management and the play will continue.
32. The Player/Dealer is permitted to request an extra shuffle from the casino dealer.
33. Only the Player/Dealer is permitted to ask for a deck change.
34. Casino Management reserves the right to make decisions which are in the best interest of the game.

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PAI GOW POKER RANKINGS:

1. Five Aces
2. Royal flush
3. Straight flush
4. Four of a kind
5. Full house
6. Flush
7. Straight
8. Three of a kind
9. Two Pair
10. One pair
11. High card