Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 688a - FACE UP PAI GOW POKER › Section 688a.6 - Face Up Pai Gow Poker rankings

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  rank of the cards used in Face Up Pai Gow Poker, in order of highest to lowest,
				  shall be: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.
				  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ace may be used to complete a straight flush
				  or a straight formed with a 2, 3, 4 and 5 but may not be combined with any
				  other sequence of cards (for example: queen, king, ace, 2 and 3). The joker
				  shall be used and ranked as an ace or may be used as any card to complete a
				  straight, a flush, a straight flush or a royal flush.
(b) The permissible Poker hands at the game
				  of Face Up Pai Gow Poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be:
(1) Five aces, which is a high hand
				  consisting of four aces and a joker.
(2) A royal flush, which is a high hand
				  consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the same suit or a king,
				  queen, jack and 10 of the same suit and a joker.
(3) A straight flush, which is a high hand
				  consisting of five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking, with ace, 2,
				  3, 4 and 5 being the highest ranking straight flush; king, queen, jack, 10 and
				  9 being the second highest ranking straight flush; and 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 being
				  the lowest ranking straight flush.
(4) A four-of-a-kind, which is a high hand
				  consisting of four cards of the same rank, with four aces being the highest
				  ranking four-of-a-kind and four 2s being the lowest ranking
				  four-of-a-kind.
(5) A full house,
				  which is a high hand consisting of a three-of-a-kind and a pair, with three
				  aces and two kings being the highest ranking full house and three 2s and two 3s
				  being the lowest ranking full house.
(6) A flush, which is a high hand consisting
				  of five cards of the same suit. When comparing two flushes, the hand which
				  contains the highest ranking card, as provided in subsection (a), which is not
				  in the other hand, shall be considered the higher ranking hand.
(7) A straight, which is a high hand
				  consisting of five cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit, with an ace,
				  king, queen, jack and 10 being the highest ranking straight; an ace, 2, 3, 4
				  and 5 being the second highest ranking straight; and a 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 being
				  the lowest ranking straight.
(8) A
				  three-of-a-kind, which is a high hand containing three cards of the same rank,
				  with three aces being the highest ranking three-of-a-kind and three 2s being
				  the lowest ranking three-of-a-kind.
(9) Three pair, used for the Fortune Bonus
				  Wager only, which is a hand containing three pairs, with three aces, three
				  kings, three queens being the highest ranking three pair hand and three 4s,
				  three 3s, and three 2s being the lowest raking three pair hand.
(10) Two pair, which is a high hand
				  containing two pairs, with two aces and two kings being the highest ranking two
				  pair hand and two 3s and two 2s being the lowest ranking two pair
				  hand.
(11) A pair, which is either
				  a high hand or a low hand consisting of two cards of the same rank, with two
				  aces being the highest ranking pair and two 2s being the lowest ranking
				  pair.