Fun Carnival Table Games at Monarch Casino Black Hawk
Emperor's Challenge Exposed
Emperor’s Challenge Exposed is a commission free Pai Gow variant, where the dealer sets their hand face-up, allowing players to set their own hands in an optimal manner.
This game is exciting because the dealer sets their cards face up allowing for you to choose an optimal strategy!
Side Bets:
Pai Gow Insurance: Players can wager on their hand
or the dealer’s hand achieving a Pai Gow.
Emperor's Treasure: Offers a payout on a high-ranking poker hand. Players can wager on their hand achieving a high-ranking poker hand listed on the paytable.
Heads Up Hold'Em
This game is a Texas Hold 'Em variation in which you may make one raise at any time during the course of the hand, and has 3 opportunities to do so. The earlier the raise the more the player can bet.
In Heads Up Hold 'Em the player may raise only 3x his Ante bet before the flop, but the game includes bad beat bonuses for losing with a straight or higher. Unlike other poker-based games, raises made after the ante still have action, even if the dealer doesn't qualify.
Bonus Wagers:
Trips Plus: wins odds with Trips or better using your
2 pocket cards and the 5 card community board.
Pocket Bonus: wins odds with a Pair or an
Act+Face, using your 2 pocket cards.
Bad Beat Bonus: Odds pay 6 to 1 if you get beat by the
dealer but you loose the ante and raise.
Pai Gow Poker
Pai Gow Poker is a variation of the Chinese domino game Pai Gow. Each guest is dealt 7 cards and from them set a 5 card (high Hand) and 2 card (Low Hand) according to the poker rankings.
Play:
The High Hand must have a greater
poker value than the Low Hand.
A Joker is utilized and is a Semi-Wild
(it can complete a Straight, Flush, Straight
Flush, Royal Flush, or may act as an Ace)
Every guest plays against the dealer's hand,
which causes the table to often win and lose
together, resulting in a fun and social game.
Three Card Prime Poker
Featuring three ways to play and four ways to win. The object is to have a higher ranking three-card poker hand than the dealer. The only decision is to fold or raise after getting your hand.
Bonus Wagers:
All 6: If your 6 card hand (using both the player's
and dealer's 3 cards) is at least a 3-of-a-Kind you win.
Pair Bonus: If your 3-card hand is a pair or better, you win.
Prime: If your hand contains 3 cards of the same color,
you win 3 to 1 odds. If all cards in both your hand and the
dealer's hand are the same color, you win 4 to 1 odds.
Deuces Wild Xtreme
To start, players place equal Ante and Odds wagers and receive five cards. To play against the dealer’s 5-card hand, players can place a Play wager of
2x their Ante, or fold. Hands are evaluated as follows:
• Player beats the dealer: Ante and Play are paid 1 to 1. Odds is paid based on a paytable.
• Player ties the dealer: Ante, Odds, and Play are pushed. Natural vs Wild hands are not used to break ties.
• Player loses to the dealer: Ante, Odds, and Play are lost.