Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 641a - FOUR CARD POKER › Section 641a.12 - Payout odds; Envy Bonus; rate of progression

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A certificate holder shall pay each
				  winning Ante Wager and Play Wager at odds of 1 to 1.
(b) A player placing an Ante Wager and a Play
				  Wager shall be paid a bonus on the Ante Wager, at the odds in the following
				  paytable, regardless of whether the player's Four Card Poker hand outranks the
				  dealer's hand:
Hand
Paytable
Four-of-a-kind
25 to 1
Straight flush
20 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
2 to 1
(c)
				  A player placing an Aces Up Wager shall be paid at 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
Paytable B
Paytable
								C
Four-of-a-kind
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Straight flush
30 to 1
30 to 1
40 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
9 to 1
7 to 1
8 to 1
Flush
6 to 1
6 to 1
5 to
								1
Straight
4 to 1
5 to 1
4 to
								1
Two pair
2 to 1
2 to 1
3 to
								1
Pair of aces
1 to 1
1 to 1
1 to 1
Hand
Paytable
								D
Paytable E
Paytable
								F
Four-of-a-kind
50 to 1
50 to 1
50 to 1
Straight flush
40 to 1
30 to 1
40 to 1
Three-of-a-kind
8 to 1
8 to 1
7 to 1
Flush
6 to 1
6 to 1
5 to
								1
Straight
4 to 1
4 to 1
4 to
								1
Two pair
2 to 1
2 to 1
3 to
								1
Pair of aces
1 to 1
1 to 1
1 to 1
(d)
				  If a certificate holder offers a Four-Card Progressive Payout Wager:
(1) The certificate holder shall pay out
				  winning Four-Card Progressive Payout Wagers 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
Four aces
100% of meter
100% of
								meter
Four-of-a-kind
300 for 1
300 for
								1
Straight flush
100 for 1
100 for
								1
Three-of-a-kind
9 for 1
15 for 1
(2)
				  A player shall receive the payout for only the highest ranking Four Card Poker
				  hand formed.
(3) The rate of
				  progression (incrementation rate) and the seed and reseed amounts for the meter
				  used for the progressive payout in paragraph (1) must be based upon the amount
				  of the Progressive Payout Wager being offered and must be as follows:
Paytable
								A
Paytable B
Seed/reseed
$5,000 for 1
$1,000 for
								1
Incrementation rate
Primary
29%
25%
Reserve
N/A
5%
(4)
				  Winning Four-Card Progressive Payout Hands shall be paid the amount on the
				  meter when it is the player's turn to be paid in accordance with §
											641a.11(c)(5)
				  (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play).
(5) Four-Card Envy Bonus payouts shall be
				  made according to one of the following payouts, selected by the certificate
				  holder in its Rules Submission filed in accordance with §
											601a.2, for Four-Card Envy Bonus
				  Qualifying Hands based upon the amount of the Four-Card Progressive Payout
				  Wager placed by the player receiving the Envy Bonus:
$1 Progressive Payout Wager
Hand
Paytable A
								Envy Bonus
Paytable B Envy Bonus
Four aces
$100
$100
Four-of-a-kind
$10
$25
Straight flush
$5
N/A
$5 Progressive Payout Wager
Hand
Paytable A
								Envy Bonus
Paytable B Envy Bonus
Four aces
$500
$500
Four-of-a-kind
$50
$125
Straight Flush
$25
N/A