Special bonus game in Pai Gow Poker variant

An example of a round of play of the Pai Gow poker game with side bet according to the invention is as follows. To simplify the description, only four players are at the table, Players 1, 2, 3 and 4. The table surface 10 is shown in FIG. 1. Players are located at player positions 12, 14, 16 and 18.

Players 1, 2, 3 and 4 place $5 wagers on betting circle 24a-d, in the underlying Pai Gow game. Players 1 and 2 place wagers of $5 and $10, respectively, on areas 26a and 26b, the side bet game. Player positions 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22, and the dealer's position 28 are dealt seven cards each from a starting deck of 53 cards, the standard 52-card playing deck and ajoker. Player hand position 20 is designated as a Dragon hand, which each player declines to buy. Each player and the dealer set their high and low hands and place them in the appropriate hand areas 34a-f and 36. There are four residual cards or discards that are placed in a designated spot 30 for use in the side bet bonus game.

An example of a round of play of the Pai Gow poker game with side bet according to the invention is as follows. To simplify the description, again only four players are at the table, Players 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Players 1, 2, 3 and 4 place $5 wagers on the underlying Pai Gow game. Players 1, 2 and 3 place wagers of $5, $5 and $10, respectively, on the side bet game. Player positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and the dealer's position are dealt seven cards each from a starting deck of 53 cards, the standard 52-card playing deck and ajoker. Player hand position 5 is designated as a Dragon hand, which each player declines to buy. There are four residual cards or discards that are placed in a designated spot 30 for use in the side bet bonus game. The cards from player positions 5 and 6 are swept from the table and placed into a discard rack 32, separate from the four residual cards.

The normal play of Pai Gow poker is undertaken, and the events of that play are immaterial to the play of the side