The game carries an “envy bonus,” meaning that when someone wins big, other players get something extra, too. That depends partly on how many players are at the table. That’s about a 4.8 million-to-1 shot, but hey, we can dream.Ī reader’s email asked about the house edge, and whether the Fortune bet was worth making. The Fortune Pai-Gow side bet injects a little excitement for jackpot hunters, including a big payoff of 5,000-1 on a seven-card straight flush that does not include the joker.
Pai-gow poker is known as an even-keel, extended play kind of game.
