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Pai Gow Mania
Introduction
Pai Gow Mania is an exciting variation of Pai Gow Poker featuring two optional side bets. I first noticed this game at the Fitzgeralds Casino in Las Vegas on May 19, 2004. In addition to the regular rules of Pai Gow Poker, players can place side bets based on the outcome of their initial three cards and their complete seven-card hand. After the first three cards are dealt, players assess them and have the choice to declare a win before the subsequent four cards are revealed.
Here is the payout table for the three-card side bet, where the bottom right corner indicates a house edge of 3.86%.
Pai Gow Mania - Three Card Hand
Hand | Combinations | Probability | Pays | Return |
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Natural straight flush | 48 | 0.002049 | 40 to 1 | 0.08196 |
Three of a kind | 58 | 0.002476 | 30 to 1 | 0.074276 |
Wild straight flush | 100 | 0.004269 | 5 to 1 | 0.021344 |
Straight | 1020 | 0.043541 | 4 to 1 | 0.174165 |
Flush | 1308 | 0.055835 | 3 to 1 | 0.167506 |
Pair | 3912 | 0.166994 | 1 to 1 | 0.166994 |
Nothing | 16980 | 0.724836 | Loss | -0.724836 |
Total | 23426 | 1 | -0.03859 |
Below is the payout table for the seven-card side bet, with the bottom right corner showing a house edge of 6.37%.
Pai Gow Mania - Seven Card Hand
Hand | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
---|---|---|---|---|
Five aces | 500 | 1,128 | 0.000007 | 0.003659 |
Royal flush | 250 | 26,132 | 0.000170 | 0.042383 |
Straight flush | 50 | 184,832 | 0.001199 | 0.059955 |
Four of a kind | 25 | 307,472 | 0.001995 | 0.049868 |
Full house | 5 | 4,188,528 | 0.027173 | 0.135865 |
Flush | 4 | 6,172,088 | 0.040041 | 0.160165 |
Three of a kind | 3 | 7,672,500 | 0.049775 | 0.149326 |
Straight | 2 | 11,034,204 | 0.071584 | 0.143168 |
Other | -1 | 124,556,196 | 0.808056 | -0.808056 |
Total | 154,143,080 | 1.000000 | -0.063667 |
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