Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow
How to Play
Face-Up Pai Gow is a seven-card poker game where you split your cards into two hands and try to beat both of the dealer's hands. What makes this version special is that all the dealer's cards are face-up, so you can see exactly what you're playing against before you set your own hand. It's a thoughtful, low-pressure game with great odds and interesting hand-setting decisions.
- Place your bet. 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 to you and seven to the dealer, all face-up. Take your time looking at all the cards.
- Split your seven cards into two groups: a five-card hand (the big hand) and a two-card hand (the small hand). The five-card hand must be stronger in poker ranking than the two-card hand.
- The dealer's cards are already set according to casino rules - and since they're face-up, you can see exactly how they're arranged!
- Your five-card hand is compared to the dealer's five-card hand, and your two-card hand to the dealer's two-card hand. Win both and you win the pot (minus a small 5% commission). Win one and it's a push. Lose both and the dealer takes your bet.
- If you placed the Millionaire Bet, count how many spades are in your seven cards. More spades - especially the high ones - means bigger bonuses.
Betting Options
Seven cards, split into two hands (5 + 2). Both must beat the dealer's hands.
Main
| Bet | Payout |
|---|---|
| Both hands win | 0.95:1 |
| One win, one loss | Push |
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) | $1,000,000 max | Each round the dealt cards are 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 $325, 3 hits $20, 2 hits $2, 0-1 hits no payout. Main payouts unchanged. |
Millionaire Mode, Win $1,000,000
Millionaire Mode is a $1 side bet added on top of your regular Face-Up Pai Gow bet. Your main payouts are unaffected.
Each round, the dealt cards are checked for the six top spades - 9, 10, J, Q, K and A of spades. Land all six and you win $1,000,000. Fewer still pay: 5 = $5,000, 4 = $325, 3 = $20, 2 = $2; 0 or 1, the dollar is lost.
The jackpot is always ready. Every $1 ticket is a full attempt at the headline figure.
Turn it on, play your main bet (at least $1), and the Royal Spades check runs alongside every round.
Controls and Settings
Gear for settings, hotkeys for actions.
Settings
- Sound on or off.
- Effects celebrations.
- Voices character line on wins.
- Voice Pack pick character.
- Instant Bet skip animation.
- Speed Slow / Normal / Fast.
- Show Tips hover help.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Deal / Play. |
| H | House Way auto-set. |
| Q / E | Halve / double bet. |
| M / I | Mute / Instant Bet. |
| ,./ | Speed. |
Manual and Auto Play
Manual only.
Manual
Deal, arrange cards (or use House Way), play the hand.
Replay Your Games
Your own replays
Hands in your history. Click to replay.
Shared replays
Share any hand with a public link.
What gets reproduced
Same cards, same split, same result.
Tips & Tricks
Face-Up Pai Gow is a game where good hand-setting makes a real difference. The main goal is to win both hands: the five-card and the two-card. Since you can see all of the dealer's cards, you can actually make informed decisions about how to split your own hand to counter theirs. That's the strategic depth that most Pai Gow players enjoy.
The basic hand-setting rule: your five-card hand must be a stronger poker hand than your two-card hand. A two-card hand can only be pairs or high cards (no straights or flushes). Start by finding the best five-card poker hand in your seven cards, then put the remaining two in the low hand. From there, look at whether adjusting the split helps you beat the dealer's two-card hand as well.
The 5% commission on wins is standard in Pai Gow. Pushes (winning one hand, losing one) are common and keep your bankroll stable. The game runs slowly relative to high-action games, making it ideal for longer, lower-stress sessions.
The Millionaire Bet is a fun side wager based on counting spades in your hand. You can't influence which spades you receive, but the bonus structure rewards you handsomely for high spade counts. 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.
Is It Fair?
Face-Up Pai Gow on WickedBet is provably fair - every card dealt in every hand can be independently verified as genuinely random. Before your session starts, the server commits to a secret and shows you cryptographic proof. Your personal seed is mixed in when the cards are shuffled, making the outcome unknown to anyone before dealing.
After your session, rotate your client seed to reveal the server's secret. Free verification tools let you reconstruct the full 14-card deal for any hand - your seven cards and the dealer's seven - and confirm they match what was dealt. The spade count is derivable from the same proof.
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. Everything in Pai Gow is verifiable from the disclosed seeds: the cards, the hand setting outcomes, and the spades count for the side bet. No part of the game relies on unverifiable randomness.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow have side bets I can add?
Yes. Five side bets: Lucky 8s, Joker Hunt, Lucky Hand, Bare Seven, Ace Forge. Place any before the round; each pays on its own outcome, separate from the main game.
What is Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow is a seven-card poker game where you split your cards into two hands and try to beat the dealer's two hands. 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.
Can I really win $1,000,000 playing Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
Yes. Turn on Millionaire Mode and a $1 side bet is added per round. Your regular Face-Up Pai Gow payouts are unchanged. Each round the dealt cards are checked for the six top spades (9 to A of spades). Land all six and you win $1,000,000. Fewer still pay smaller tiered prizes (5 = $5,000 down to 2 = $2).
Is Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow rigged?
Face-Up Pai Gow on WickedBet is provably fair. Before the session, the server commits to a secret and shows you cryptographic proof. After your session, you can reveal the server's secret and reconstruct the complete 14-card deal for any hand - your seven and the dealer's seven. Your spade count for the Millionaire Bet is also derivable from the same proof. Everything is verifiable with free online tools.
Can I play Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow with crypto?
BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT and BNB all work. Your crypto deposit is credited to the account as USD - that is the balance you play Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow with, and the same balance any winnings sit in. When you withdraw, you pick the wallet and the cash-out is sent on-chain.
Any tips for playing Millionaire Face-Up Pai Gow?
The key strategy tip for Face-Up Pai Gow: because you can see all the dealer's cards, try to set your two-card (low) hand to beat the dealer's two-card hand whenever you can. The game rewards smart hand-splitting. 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.
