Yakuman · closed only
Tenhou
Heavenly hand. The dealer's starting 14 tiles are already a winning hand.
Pays32,000dealer 48,000Open handNot allowedHow oftenVery rare
How Tenhou works
As dealer, your dealt hand is complete before you discard anything.
Example hand
Hand
Tsumo
Tenhou yakumanYakuman · 48,00016,000 all
Scored by the same engine that runs the game: seat South, round East, no dora. Try your own in the hand calculator.
Good to know
- Pure luck: roughly once in hundreds of thousands of hands.
Quick answers
How much is Tenhou worth?
Tenhou is a yakuman. It pays 32,000 points to a non-dealer and 48,000 to the dealer, before honba.
Can Tenhou be open?
No. Tenhou only counts with a closed hand: no chi, pon or open kan.
How common is Tenhou?
Very rare. The dealer's starting 14 tiles are already a winning hand.