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Sekinin barai 「責任払い」, or the rule of pao 「パオ」, forces the player whose discard is used to form an apparent yakuman to be liable for either partial or full payment of the hand if the player who called said discard wins the round. Generally, this applies to aiding the formation of certain yakuman hands, however, there also exists a variation that applies to rinshan kaihou after a daiminkan. The most common occurrence of sekinin barai involves the yakuman, daisangen.

Sekinin barai for yakuman

Point exchanges

There are two possible scenarios when it comes to how points are exchanged:

If the yakuman is later won by tsumo, the liable player will pay the full amount of the hand, including any extra points for honba. This is as if ron was called against the liable player.
If the yakuman is later won by ron against a non-liable player, that player will pay half the value of the hand, including any extra points for honba. The liable player will pay the other half of the hand.

If playing with rule sets that recognize multiple yakuman, sekinin barai may be invoked only on certain yakuman. Point exchanges happen independently for each yakuman scored with extra points for any honba paid only once. Honba payments are conducted as normal for any normally scored yakuman among the winning hand.

Daisangen

If a player has called two mentsu of dragon tiles calls for a koutsu/kantsu of the third dragon type, upgrading their hand to an apparent daisangen, the player who dealt into the third dragon call is deemed liable for full payment if the calling player later wins the hand.

Daisuushii

If a player has called three mentsu of wind tiles calls for a koutsu/kantsu of the fourth wind type, upgrading their hand to an apparent daisuushii, the player who dealt into the fourth wind call is deemed liable for full payment if the calling player later wins the hand.

Suukantsu

Uncommonly found in rule sets, sekinin barai may be invoked on the player discarding into a fourth kantsu of a suukantsu hand. Due to the criteria for recognizing sekinin barai, the fourth kan will always be a daiminkan.

Sekinin barai for rinshan kaihou

Daiminkan pao for rinshan kaihou is an variation of the rule. Normally, rinshan kaihou would be scored as a regular tsumo, however, this variation forces the player whose discard is called to form a daiminkan to be liable for the full amount of the payment in the event the calling player wins by rinshan tsumo. If rinshan tsumo is not achieved, play continues normally with no player being deemed liable for sekinin barai. While uncommon, some professional mahjong associations use this rule.

External links

責任払い

Sekinin barai in Japanese Wikipedia

Examples

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-'''Sekinin barai''' {{kana|責任払い}}, or the rule of '''pao''' {{kana|パオ}}, enforces responsibility on particular a particular discard on a player.  Such discards involve one that aids in the formation of an apparent [[yakuman]].  Another case applies to [[rinshan kaihou]] after a [[kan#Daiminkan|daiminkan]].  Under this rule, the "one responsible" is liable to making point payments, due to particular mahjong plays, such as upgrading a partial threat of yakuman into an actual yakuman.  The most common example involves the yakuman, [[daisangen]].
+'''Sekinin barai''' {{kana|責任払い}}, or the rule of '''pao''' {{kana|パオ}}, forces the player whose discard is used to form an apparent [[yakuman]] to be liable for either partial or full payment of the hand if the player who called said discard wins the round. Generally, this applies to aiding the formation of certain [[yakuman]] hands, however, there also exists a variation that applies to [[rinshan kaihou]] after a [[daiminkan]]. The most common occurrence of sekinin barai involves the yakuman, [[daisangen]].
 == Sekinin barai for yakuman ==
 [[Image:Pao.png|250px|thumb|right|[http://tenhou.net/0/?log=2012050716gm-0009-0000-85fac029&tw=0&ts=2 Pao rule applied].]]
-If the discarded tile creates an assured yakuman minimum hand based on the open calls, then the discarder will be liable for partial or all of the yakuman payment.  This is only possible with [[daisangen]] and [[daisuushii]].  Sometimes, it is also in effect for [[suukantsu]].
 === Point exchanges ===
-Point exchanges using pao occur under these two conditions:
+There are two possible scenarios when it comes to how points are exchanged:
-* If the yakuman is later won by tsumo, the entire value of the hand must be payed by the liable player, including the extra points for [[honba]], as if ron was called against the player.
+* If the yakuman is later won by tsumo, the liable player will pay the full amount of the hand, including any extra points for [[honba]]. This is as if ron was called against the liable player.
-* If the yakuman is later won by ron against a non-liable player, this player must pay half the value of the yakuman, as well as the extra points for honba. The liable player must pay the other half of the yakuman.
+* If the yakuman is later won by ron against a non-liable player, that player will pay half the value of the hand, including any extra points for honba. The liable player will pay the other half of the hand.
-With rules allowing [[multiple yakuman]], sekinin barai may be invoked on some yakuman while some are scored normally. Point exchanges happen independently for each yakuman. Still, extra points for [[honba]] are payed only once. Whenever there are normally scored yakuman among the winning hand, honba payments are conducted normally.
+If playing with rule sets that recognize [[multiple yakuman]], sekinin barai may be invoked only on certain yakuman. Point exchanges happen independently for each yakuman scored with extra points for any honba paid only once. Honba payments are conducted as normal for any normally scored yakuman among the winning hand.
 === Daisangen ===
-If a player has two called [[mentsu]] of [[sangenpai|dragon tiles]], then an open call for a koutsu/kantsu of the third dragon type upgrades the hand to an apparent daisangen, whether the tile call produces [[tenpai]] or not.  The player dealing into the third dragon call is liable for the yakuman.
+If a player has called two [[mentsu]] of [[sangenpai|dragon tiles]] calls for a koutsu/kantsu of the third dragon type, upgrading their hand to an apparent daisangen, the player who dealt into the third dragon call is deemed liable for full payment if the calling player later wins the hand.
 === Daisuushii ===
-A rarer case involves daisuushii.  If a player has called three mentsu of [[kazehai|wind tiles]], then an open call for a koutsu/kantsu of the fourth wind type upgrades the hand to an apparent yakuman.  The player dealing into the fourth wind call is liable for the yakuman.
+If a player has called three mentsu of [[kazehai|wind tiles]] calls for a koutsu/kantsu of the fourth wind type, upgrading their hand to an apparent daisuushii,  the player who dealt into the fourth wind call is deemed liable for full payment if the calling player later wins the hand.
 === Suukantsu ===
-Uncommon rules may invoke sekinin barai on the player discarding into the fourth kantsu of a [[suukantsu]] hand. This fourth kan must therefore be a daiminkan.
+Uncommonly found in rule sets, sekinin barai may be invoked on the player discarding into a fourth kantsu of a [[suukantsu]] hand. Due to the criteria for recognizing sekinin barai, the fourth kan will always be a daiminkan.
 == Sekinin barai for rinshan kaihou ==
-Daiminkan pao for [[rinshan kaihou]] is an uncommon rule, but it is still used by a few organizations.  Normally, rinshan kaihou would be scored as a regular tsumo under all circumstances.  However, this modified rule may be used instead.  If rinshan kaihou results from a [[kan#daiminkan|daiminkan]] (kan called with a [[ankou|closed triplet]]), then the point exchange applies as if by "ron".  In other words, the player who discarded the tile used for the open kan is liable for the whole hand, if rinshan occurs.  If rinshan tsumo fails, then play continues normally.
+Daiminkan pao for [[rinshan kaihou]] is an variation of the rule.  Normally, rinshan kaihou would be scored as a regular tsumo, however, this variation forces the player whose discard is called to form a daiminkan to be liable for the full amount of the payment in the event the calling player wins by rinshan tsumo. If rinshan tsumo is not achieved, play continues normally with no player being deemed liable for sekinin barai. While uncommon, some professional mahjong associations use this rule.
 == External links ==