Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 680a.6 - Saigon 5 Card rankings(a) The value of the cards in each deck shall be as follows: (1) Any card from 2 to 9 shall have its face value.(2) Any 10, jack, queen or king shall have a value of 10.(3) Any ace shall have a value of 1.(4) A joker has a value of 3, 6 or 9.(b) The Point Count of a showdown hand shall be a number from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest rank and 1 being the lowest rank, determined by totaling the value of the cards in the hand. If the total value of the cards in a showdown hand is greater than 10, 10 will be subtracted from the number. For example: (1) A showdown hand composed of an ace and 4 has a Point Count of 5.(2) A showdown hand composed of a 10 and a jack has a value of 20 but a Point Count of only 10 since 10 is subtracted from 20.(c) For purposes of the Bonus Wager, a joker may be used as an ace in any hand, other than the royal flush with no joker, or may be used to complete a royal flush with a joker, straight flush, flush or a straight. An ace may be used to complete a straight flush or a straight formed with a 2, 3, 4 and 5 but may not be combined with any other sequence of cards (for example, a queen, king, ace, 2 and 3). The permissible Poker hands shall be:(1) Five aces, which is a hand consisting of four aces and a joker.(2) A royal flush with no joker, which is a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the same suit.(3) A royal flush with a joker, which is a hand consisting of an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of the same suit, with a joker used as one of the cards.(4) A straight flush, which is a hand, other than a royal flush, consisting of five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking.(5) A four-of-a-kind, which is a hand consisting of four cards of the same rank.(6) A full house, which is a hand consisting of a three-of-a-kind and a pair.(7) A flush, which is a hand consisting of five cards of the same suit, not in consecutive order.(8) A straight, which is a hand consisting of five cards of more than one suit and of consecutive rank.(9) A three-of-a-kind, which is a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank.(10) Two pair, which is a hand containing two pairs. This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 680a.7 (relating to wagers); and 58 Pa. Code § 680a.11 (relating to procedures for completion of each round of play).