Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow
Game Rules
Face-Up Pai Gow is the sharpest seven-card poker game in the casino. You see every single one of the dealer's cards before you set your own hand - full information, real decisions. Split seven cards into a five-card powerhouse and a two-card blocker, beat both dealer hands, and collect. Millionaire Mode is a paid $1 Royal Spades side bet that runs alongside the round; it does not reduce your main Face-Up Pai Gow payouts.
- Seven cards are dealt face-up to you and seven to the dealer. All fourteen cards are visible. Information advantage is yours.
- Set your hand strategically: five-card high hand must be poker-stronger than your two-card low hand. See the dealer's setting - optimise your split to win both sides.
- Dealer's hand is set by house rules. Compare: your five-card hand vs dealer's five-card hand, your two-card hand vs dealer's two-card hand. Win both: a full 1:1, no commission. Win exactly one: bet returned. Win neither: stake gone. Ties favour the dealer.
- Pai Gow is low-volatility: pushes are common, double-wins are satisfying, and outright losses are infrequent relative to most games.
- Millionaire Bet: count your spades. Specific spade combinations pay tiered bonuses below the maximum. Every hand with the Millionaire Bet active is a spade-count check.
The dealer uses our MGM Grand-based arrangement, choosing among all 21 legal five-card and two-card splits using its pair and combination rules; your House Way button can instead use the exposed dealer hand to choose an arrangement against it.
Millionaire Mode evaluates only the first six cards of your original seven-card hand; the seventh card cannot complete the prize.
Returning to a hand more than two hours old, recovering one whose session seed is unavailable, or scheduled cleanup once a paid hand is more than 24 hours old forfeits the main wager; eligible side bets and Millionaire prizes are still paid.
The $1,000,000 Jackpot
$1 per round. Main payouts full.
Six top spades, checked every round. 6 hits = $1,000,000.
5 = $5,000. 4 = $400. 3 = $20. 2 = $2. 0-1 = nothing.
Jackpot funded and ready every round.
Ways to Win
Seven cards. Split. Beat both dealer hands.
Main
| Bet | Payout |
|---|---|
| Both wins / Push / Loss | 1:1 / push / loss |
Side bets
| Bet | Payout | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky 8s | 1:1 | Pays if any 8 appears in your 7-card hand. Joker counts as an Ace, not an 8. |
| Joker Hunt | 6:1 | Pays if the joker lands in your 7-card hand. There is exactly one joker in the deck. |
| Lucky Hand | 2:1 to 8000:1 | Pays on the best poker hand inside your 7 dealt cards. Joker counts as wild for straights and flushes. Paytable: 7-Card Straight Flush (no joker) 8000:1, 7-Card Straight Flush (with joker) 1000:1, Five Aces (four aces + joker) 400:1, Royal Flush 150:1, Straight Flush 50:1, Four of a Kind 25:1, Full House 5:1, Flush 4:1, Three of a Kind 3:1, Straight 2:1. |
| Bare Seven | 4.8:1 | Pays when the best 5 - card poker hand across your 7 dealt cards is just a high card - no pair, straight or flush. |
| Ace Forge | 9.5:1 to 349:1 | Pays on the count of physical aces in your 7 dealt cards. The joker never counts as an ace. Paytable: Two aces 9.5:1, Three aces 19:1, Four aces 349:1. |
Millionaire Mode
| Bet | Payout | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Spades | $1,000,000 max | Each round the selected card sample is checked for the six top spades (9, 10, J, Q, K, A of spades). 6 hits $1,000,000, 5 hits $5,000, 4 hits $400, 3 hits $20, 2 hits $2, 0-1 hits no payout. Main payouts unchanged. |
Hotkeys and Settings
Hotkey it.
Settings
- Sound off.
- Effects on.
- Voices hype.
- Voice Pack pick.
- Instant Bet on.
- Speed Fast.
- Show Tips off.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Deal / Play. |
| H | House Way. |
| Q / E | Halve / double. |
| M / I | Mute / Instant. |
| ,./ | Speed. |
Play Styles
Manual. House Way for speed.
Manual
Deal, split, play.
Replay Any Spin
Your own replays
History holds every hand.
Shared replays
Share link.
What gets reproduced
Same hand, same outcome.
Winning Strategies
In Face-Up Pai Gow, you can see every dealer card before choosing your split. Use that information. When the dealer's two-card low hand is weak, sacrifice some of your five-card strength to dominate the two-card comparison. Winning both sides is the target, but engineering a push is always better than losing both.
Set your five-card hand first, then check the dealer's two-card setting. If you can beat their low hand with your remaining two cards, great. If the dealer has a strong low hand, focus on winning the five-card comparison to push the overall bet; ties favour the dealer. The push mechanic is your insurance.
There is no commission on wins at all, so every winning hand pays the full 1:1. A dealer Ace-High hand pushes the main wager. The result depends on the cards and your arrangement.
Millionaire Mode is a paid $1 Royal Spades side bet that runs alongside the round; it does not reduce your main Face-Up Pai Gow payouts. Ace through 9 of spades among the first six of your dealt cards - yes, it's rare. Its fixed paytable is separate from the main wager.
Provably Fair Gaming
Every card in Face-Up Pai Gow - all seven of yours and all seven of the dealer's - is SHA-256 generated from the committed server seed before a single card is shown. The full 14-card deal is locked in before you see the first card. After the session, reconstruct the complete deal from the revealed seeds and verify every spade, every poker hand, every setting. Unbreakable cryptographic dealing.
Server seed committed before the session, client seed mixed in at shuffle, full reveal after. The Fisher-Yates shuffle derivation is published and independently reproducible. Reconstruct any hand, check any spade count, verify any outcome. This is the deepest provably fair verification available in any card game format.
Millionaire Mode is a paid $1 Royal Spades side bet that runs alongside the round; it does not reduce your main Face-Up Pai Gow payouts. One proof covers both the base game and the spades count. Complete transparency, complete auditability.
The server seed is shared by rounds in a session and is not revealed after each round. Use Reveal Server Seed in Fairness to end the session and reveal the seed for its rounds.
Frequently Asked Questions
What side bets can I stack on top of Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
Five side bets: Lucky 8s, Joker Hunt, Lucky Hand, Bare Seven, Ace Forge. Stack on top of your main bet. Each settles on its own.
Why should I play Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
Face-Up Pai Gow is the most strategically rich simple card game in the casino. Seven cards, split into two hands, compete against the dealer's seven cards split identically - and you see every single one of the dealer's cards before setting your own hand. Full information, real decisions.
How do I trigger the $1,000,000 jackpot in Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
$1 per round. Main payouts full. Six top spades, checked every round. 6 hits = $1,000,000. 5 = $5,000, 4 = $400, 3 = $20, 2 = $2.
How does provably fair work in Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
Every card in Face-Up Pai Gow - all seven of yours, all seven of the dealer's - is SHA-256 generated from the committed server seed before a card is shown. Fisher-Yates shuffle of the 53-card deck, dealt alternately: the player takes the even positions (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), the dealer the odd ones (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13). Post-session, reconstruct any deal, verify any spade count, confirm any hand outcome. Millionaire Mode is a paid $1 Royal Spades side bet that runs alongside the round; it does not reduce your main Face-Up Pai Gow payouts. Fourteen cards per hand, all provably fair, all verifiable, no hidden randomness anywhere.
What cryptos can I bet with on Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
Crypto in - the cashier lists the coins. Play Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow in the currency you choose and win in it too. Cash-outs go on-chain to a wallet you nominate.
What is the best strategy to win big at Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
Exploit the face-up advantage on every hand. Set your five-card high hand to be competitive, then check the dealer's two-card setting. If you can beat their two-card hand without fouling your five-card hand, do it. If not, aim to win the five-card comparison and push overall; ties favour the dealer. The Millionaire Bet is optional and follows its own paytable. Millionaire Mode is a paid $1 Royal Spades side bet that runs alongside the round; it does not reduce your main Face-Up Pai Gow payouts. That's the full Face-Up Pai Gow setup.
