N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-34.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:69F-34.3 - Supreme pai gow rankings; cards; bonus wager poker hands

(a) The rank of a two-card high hand or low hand, in order from highest to lowest rank, shall be:

1. A matching pair, subject to the following:

i. The rank of matching pairs, from highest to lowest rank, shall be jokers, aces, kings, queens, jacks, 10's, nines, eights, sevens, sixes, fives, fours, threes, and twos; and

ii. A joker cannot form a pair with any card except the second joker;

2. Non-matching face cards, with a king and a queen being the highest ranking non-matching face cards, a king and a jack being the next highest ranking non-matching face cards, and a queen and a jack being the lowest ranking non-matching face cards; and

3. The highest point total of the two cards in the hand, as determined in accordance with the following requirements:

i. An ace shall have a point value of 1;

ii. A face card or 10 shall have a point value of 0;

iii. A two through nine shall have a point value equal to the numerical face value of the card;

iv. A joker shall have a point value of either 3 or 6, the value being determined by whichever value yields the greater point total when added to the point value of the other card; and

v. Notwithstanding (a)3i through iv above, any point total of 10 or greater shall be decreased by 10. For example, a two and five would have a point total of 7; a five and nine would have a point total of 4 (5 plus 9 minus 10); and a six and a joker would have a point total of 9 (with the joker being valued as 3).

(b) If, after application of the ranking rules in (a) above, the low hand or high hand of a player and the corresponding hand of the dealer or banker are equal in rank, the higher ranking low hand or high hand shall be the hand containing the highest ranking card. The rank of the cards used in supreme pai gow, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be king, queen, jack, 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and ace, with the joker accorded the same value assigned pursuant to (a)3iv above. If, after the application of this subsection, two hands have an equal rank, the dealer or banker shall be deemed to hold the higher ranking hand.

(c) For purposes of the bonus wager, a joker shall only be used as a joker or as a 3 or a 6 (the same value assigned pursuant to (a)3iv above) to form a "straight" or a "straight flush." The permissible four-card hands that qualify for a posted payout shall be:

1. "Four aces" is a hand consisting of four aces;

2. "Royal flush" is a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, and jack of the same suit;

3. "Two jokers and two aces" is a hand consisting of two jokers and two aces;

4. "Four-of-a-kind" is a hand consisting of four cards of the same rank other than four aces;

5. "Straight flush" is a hand consisting of four cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking other than a royal flush;

6. "Three-of-a-kind" is a hand containing three cards of the same rank;

7. "Flush" is a hand consisting of four cards of the same suit, regardless of rank;

8. "Two pair" is a hand consisting of "two jokers" and "any other pair" or two "any other pairs;"

9. "Straight" is a hand consisting of four cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit;

10. "Two jokers" is a hand that contains both jokers; and

11. "Any other pair" is a hand that contains two cards of the same rank other than two jokers.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the dealer or banker shall be deemed to hold the higher ranking low hand whenever the point value of the player's low hand is zero.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69F-34.3