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Fire and Ice
Introduction
Fire and Ice is a pai gow (tiles) side bet found at the Borgata in Atlantic City. The bet wins if all four tiles in the player's hand are the same color. I hear the Cache Creek casino in California calls the same bet "Ruby and Ivory. "
Rules
- Pai gow is played with 32 tiles, colored as follows:
- 5 all red tiles
- 13 all white tiles
- 14 mixed color tiles
- Wins are based on the player's four tiles.
- The Fire and Ice bet pays 1000 to 1 if all four tiles are red.
- The Fire and Ice bet pays 35 to 1 if all four tiles are white.
- Otherwise, with any other event, the Fire and Ice loses.
Analysis
The following table shows my analysis of Fire and Ice. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 14.50%.
| Bet | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All red | 1000 | 5 | 0.000139 | 0.139043 |
| All white | 35 | 715 | 0.019883 | 0.695912 |
| Mixture | -1 | 35240 | 0.979978 | -0.979978 |
| Total | n/a | 35960 | 1.000000 | -0.145022 |
External Links
- Fire and Ice Bonus — Official Fire and Ice web site