The cards are either manually shuffled or by using an automatic shuffler. Face Up Pai Gow is played with one deck of standard playing cards (52 cards), plus one Joker.A maximum of six players may participate.This bet wins if the dealer is forced to play an Ace-High Pai Gow. You can win multiple Envy Bonuses in a round, but you CANNOT win an Envy Bonus for your own hand or the dealer’s hand. If at least one player receives a hand that qualifies for Envy Bonus payouts, all players with envy buttons win. The dealer pays any envy bonuses at the end of the round. This qualifies you for an envy bonus payout. If you wager at least $5 on the Fortune Bonus, the dealer will place an “envy” button next to your bet. The Fortune Bonus bet wins if your best possible seven-card hand matches one of the payouts from the offered paytable. You may also make the Fortune Bonus and Ace-High wagers. To begin each round, make a standard Pai Gow wager. You do not pay a 5% commission when you beat the dealer however, when the dealer plays Ace-High, you automatically push. Face Up Pai Gow Poker is a commission-free game. As in standard Pai Gow, each player and dealer receive seven-cards, but in Face Up Pai Gow Poker the dealer’s cards are exposed. The object of the game is to create two poker hands that rank higher than the Dealer’s.įace Up Pai Gow Poker™ features head-to-head play against the dealer and offers the optional Fortune Bonus and Ace-High wagers.
