Players may place a wager on:
-First Base Only
-First Base & Second Base
-First Base, Second Base, and Third Base
Wagers may be even money, or they may be of varying
amounts. The rule is:
"The wager on third may not exceed the wager on second; the wager on second may not exceed the wager on first."
Optional Side Bets
2
- Wager Advances 2 bases
3
- Wager Advances 3 bases (
Alway
s scores!)
4
- At first base: Grand Slam! All wagers on all bases immediately score;
At 2nd base & 3rd base, wager advances 1 base
5 thru 9
- Wager advances 1 base
10 thru Ace
- Wager is out (House takes the bet)
The game uses a 6- deck shoe (no jokers). Dealer does ALL the work. A card is dealt to first base for each player and the first base wager is moved by the dealer according to the card value (see above). When the wager is advanced to a base, it is placed on top of any wager previously placed on that base. The only exception is the grand slam - a four at first base - which causes ALL wagers on ALL bases to immediately score.
Once the first base wager is resolved, the second and third base wagers are resolved in succession.
At the end of the round, all wagers at home plate are paid even money .
POKER BONUS
If the 3 OUT INSURANCE side bet is placed at the beginning of the round and three OUT cards are subsequently dealt to that player, the side bet pays
15 to 1, even though the three base bets are lost
to the house.
Both side bets are PUSHED (returned to the player) if player is dealt a GRAND SLAM.
First person ever to play Grand Slam Poker!
This is a SOLO player option . When playing alone, the solo player may elect to play with a BLIND HAND, on either the player's right or left, by placing the BLIND puck over the three bases, as shown. The Blind hand then receives as many cards as the player. However, all of the cards in the Blind Hand are dealt face down. This option allows solo players the opportunity to "change up" the cards in the shoe and avoid receiving EVERY card in a row. This option may be changed and turned off and on after each hand. As soon as a second player joins the table, however, the option is automatically turned off by the dealer.
The GRAND SLAM!
SLAMMER'S CHOICE!