CALIFORNIA/ASIAN-STYLE GAMES

Super Pan Nine (also called "Pan Nine" or "Super Nine")

Super Pan Nine is played with eight to twelve standard 52-card decks with the 7's, 8's, 9's, and 10's removed for a maximum total of 432 cards using a shoe.

The game of Super Nine requires a player/dealer and all hands are compared to the player/dealer's hand. The designated player/dealer shakes three dice in a dice cup and counts around the positions at the table counter-clockwise. Counting from the player/dealer position, the sum of the dice determines who receives the first hand and where the action begins. The remaining hands go to the other players in counter-clockwise rotation. If the position is vacant, the hand is discarded.

The object of the game is to get a total sum of nine, or as close to nine as possible. The value of a hand is determined by the sum of the cards where the last digit of the total determines the sum. For example, if a hand contains 5-5-6, for a total of 16, it is considered to be a 6. All picture cards have a value of zero; all other cards are face value. The best possible total sum is a nine; the lowest sum is zero.

Players place their wagers before cards are dealt. All players are then dealt three cards face down and are given the option of playing their cards or drawing one additional card.

After the players have arranged their hands, the house dealer will expose the player/dealer's cards. The player/dealer's three-card hand is played according to the following guidelines: total is 0, 1, 2, or 3 the player/dealer receives an additional card; total of 4, 5, or 6 is an option for the player/dealer to draw or stand; or total of 7, 8, or 9 the player/dealer must stand. The hand closer to nine wins. When the player's and the player/dealer's hands have the same sum, it results in a tie (push), no wager is exchanged.