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Strategy
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Appendix 3
Fortune Pai Gow Poker Side Bet
Many pai gow poker games offer a side bet that pays a bonus based only on the player's hand. These games are often called Fortune Pai Gow. For purposes of the bonus it does not matter how the player arranges his cards and whether or not he beats the dealer. A relatively unique feature of this bet is that if any player gets at least a four of a kind then all other players who placed the side bet get an envy bonus (because they envy the person who got the good hand). The side bet must be at least $5 to qualify for the envy bonus. The return on the side bet is maximized at $5 because the envy bonus is fixed. The winning hand is paid relative to the size of the wager, however. The following table displays the winning hands, the number of combinations, the probability, what it pays to the winner, and the envy bonus. Note that a straight is more probable than a three of a kind and thus pays less. A hand that can be arranged to form both a three of a kind and a straight is scored as a three of kind.
| Fortune Pai Gow Poker Bonus |
| Hand |
Combinations |
Probability |
Pays |
Envy
Bonus |
| Natural 7-card straight flush | 32 | 0.00000021 | 8000 to 1 | $5000 |
| Royal flush plus royal match* | 72 | 0.00000047 | 2000 to 1 | $1000 |
| Wild 7-card straight flush | 196 | 0.00000127 | 1000 to 1 | $500 |
| Five aces | 1128 | 0.00000732 | 400 to 1 | $250 |
| Royal flush | 26020 | 0.0001688 | 150 to 1 | $50 |
| Straight flush | 184644 | 0.00119787 | 50 to 1 | $20 |
| Four of a kind | 307472 | 0.00199472 | 25 to 1 | $5 |
| Full house | 4188528 | 0.02717299 | 5 to 1 | $0 |
| Flush | 6172088 | 0.04004129 | 4 to 1 | $0 |
| Three of a kind | 7521276 | 0.04879412 | 3 to 1 | $0 |
| Straight | 11185428 | 0.07256523 | 2 to 1 | $0 |
Note: A "royal match" is a suited king and queen.
The following table displays the house edge according to the number of other players at the table making the side bet. The greater the number of other players the greater the probability of an envy bonus and the lesser the house edge. A player making the Fortune side bet is eligible for the envy bonus based on the hand of any player, including players not making the Fortune side bet themselves. The envy bonus is not payble based on the dealer's hand. This table is based on the optimal $5 Fortune bet size.
| Fortune Bonus House Edge |
Other
Players |
House
Edge |
| 0 | 7.86% |
| 1 | 6.94% |
| 2 | 6.01% |
| 3 | 5.08% |
| 4 | 4.16% |
| 5 | 3.23% |
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