Invalid Tjok

Invalid tjok occurs when a player thinks they have won, places the hand open, and it then turns out that the hand is incorrect.

Main rule

This applies, for example, when:

a straight is not valid

a poeng is incorrect

a final pair is missing

the hand does not close correctly

After invalid tjok, play in that round stops immediately. The opened win therefore does not count.

Use this penalty payment as a fixed table rule:

Situation	Penalty
player with `invalid tjok` is not `jongh`	pay the maximum outcome to every other player; `jongh` receives double
player with `invalid tjok` is `jongh`	`jongh` pays every other player the maximum outcome `x2`

Here maximum outcome means the highest table payout. In this documentation that aligns with Man Kong as the maximum.

After this penalty payment, the 3 other players may still settle their current hands among themselves.

For that, use the ordinary rules from the settlement chapter:

there is no valid winner

the player with invalid tjok falls outside this mutual comparison

the other 3 players compare their current hand values with each other

jongh also continues to receive or pay double in this settlement

Therefore always check an opened win immediately:

does every set work

does the final pair work

does the hand close on the correct number of tiles

Quick check

Invalid tjok is an invalid win declaration.
After invalid tjok, play in the round stops immediately.
After that, the other 3 players may still settle their current hands among themselves.
Jongh always receives or pays double in this penalty rule.