| If
the dealer does not qualify (Ace and King,
or higher) he folds, and he automatically
pays all players the original ante bet at
one to one. The player's call bet is considered
"no action" and the wager is returned
to the player. After paying the ante bet,
the dealer collects the cards and reshuffles
for a new hand.
If the dealer does qualify by having an Ace,
King, or higher poker hand, the dealer then
"calls" all player hands. The players,
in turn, lay their cards on the layout, and
the dealer compares his hand with each player's
hand to determine which hand has the highest
poker rank (see the end of this chapter for
the ranking of poker hands). If the dealer's
hand is higher than the player's hand, the
dealer wins both the ante and the bet wager
from the player. If instead the player's hand
has a higher ranking than the dealer's hand,
the player wins the ante wager at one to one,
and the call bet is paid a bonus depending
on the value of the hand. The payoff for a
winning call bet is as follows:
One pair, or Ace, King 1 to 1
Two pair 2 to 1
Three of a kind 3 to 1
Straight 4 to 1
Flush 5 to 1
Full house 7 to 1
Four of a kind 20 to 1
Straight flush 50 to 1
Royal flush 100 to 1
The only way that the player can participate
in the above bonus is if the dealer has an
Ace, King, or higher hand, and "calls"
all of the player hands. If you have one of
the above poker hands, and the dealer does
not have at least an Ace, King, or higher
hand, you win only the ante bet; you win nothing
for your poker hand because the dealer's hand
didn't qualify. This is often disheartening
for players. You are dealt a straight flush
and expect a fifty to one payoff, but the
dealer's hand ends up not qualifying. Instead
of getting a fifty to one payoff, you end
up getting only one to one on the payoff (unless
you entered the progressive jackpot, which
is explained below).
In the event that the dealer and the player
hands have the same rank, the value of the
cards determine the winner. For example, a
player with three eights wins over a dealer
with three fours, while a dealer with a pair
of Kings and an Ace "kicker" (the
next highest card in the hand) wins over a
player with a pair of Kings and a Queen kicker. |