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Pai Gow Poker Mastery: Fortune Bonus Side Bet

The Fortune Bonus is an optional side bet that pays for premium hands regardless of how you set your cards or whether you win the main bet.

Fortune Bonus Payouts

  • • 7-Card Straight Flush: 750:1
  • • Royal Flush + Royal Match: 250:1
  • • 7-Card Straight Flush (no joker): 100:1
  • • Five Aces: 100:1
  • • Royal Flush: 50:1
  • • Straight Flush: 25:1
  • • Four of a Kind: 15:1
  • • Full House: 5:1
  • • Flush: 4:1
  • • Straight: 2:1
  • • Three of a Kind: 3:1

Important Notes:

  • • High house edge: approximately 7.5%
  • • Independent of main game outcome
  • • Pays based on your best possible hand from 7 cards
  • • Popular but mathematically unfavorable long-term

When to Play Fortune Bonus:

  • • For entertainment value only
  • • Small bet relative to bankroll
  • • Understanding it's a high house edge bet
  • • Never as primary betting strategy

Example Scenario

You have 7♠ 6♠ 5♠ 4♠ 3♠ 2♠ A♥ - a straight flush from 2-6 of spades. Even if you lose the main bet by setting your hand poorly, the Fortune Bonus still pays 25:1 for the straight flush.