Criss Cross Poker at Hard Rock Atlantic City
How to Play
Criss Cross Poker doubles the player’s chance to win. You can win across, you can win down or you can win both. Player makes two Ante Wagers of equal value (Ante Across and Ante Down). The player may make an optional 5 Card Bonus Bet, 5 Card Bonus Bets remain in play and are not surrendered if a player folds their hand. Ante and Bonus Bets are made prior to the cards being dealt. All wagers must be made in increments of $5. All wagers play against the posted pay tables.
| Winning Hand | Pays |
| Royal Flush | 500 to 1 |
| Straight Flush | 100 to 1 |
| Four of a Kind | 40 to 1 |
| Full House | 12 to 1 |
| Flush | 8 to 1 |
| Straight | 5 to 1 |
| Three of a Kind | 3 to 1 |
| Two Pair | 2 to 1 |
| Pair of Jacks | 1 to 1 |
| Pair of 6's or Better |
Push |
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5 Card Bonus Paytable |
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| Royal Flush |
250 to 1 |
| Straight Flush | 100 to 1 |
| Four of a Kind | 40 to 1 |
| Full House | 15 to 1 |
| Flush | 10 to 1 |
| Straight | 6 to 1 |
| Three of a Kind | 4 to 1 |
| Two Pair | 3 to 1 |
| Pair of 6's or Better | 1 to 1 |
The 5 Card Bonus is based on the 5 community cards making the best 5 card poker hand and is paid according to the posted paytable.
Action
The dealer will deal out 5 community cards in the shape of a cross. Each player will receive 2 cards face-down. Once all players have examined their own cards, they can fold or make an Across Bet of 1x, 2x, or 3x their Ante Across Wager amount. If the player folds they will surrender both Ante Wagers. Once each player’s hand has been acted upon, the dealer will turn over the two outside cards on the horizontal line of the cross. Each player will then be asked to fold or make a Down Bet of 1x, 2x or 3x their Ante Down Wager amount. Players who fold surrender Ante Wagers and Across Bets. The dealer will then turn over the outside cards on the vertical line of the cross. Each player will be asked to fold or make a Middle Bet of 1x, 2x, or 3x of the original Ante Wager amounts. Players who fold surrender all Ante, Across and Down Wagers. The dealer will then turn over the middle card. The player then uses their two cards plus the three community cards on the horizontal line of the cross to form an Across Hand and uses their two cards plus the three community cards on the vertical line to form a Down Hand. Winning Across and Down Bets are paid according to the posted paytable. The Middle Bet is paid if either the Across or Down Bets qualify as a win and is paid at the odds of the highest ranking hand. The two Ante Bets are paid even money on a pair of Jacks or better and push on pairs 6’s through 10’s.