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Pai Gow (pronounced pie-gow) poker originated
some time in the late 1800s when the Chinese
helped construct the U.S. railroads. The
game is believed to be a combination of
American poker and Pai Gow, a Chinese domino
game.
Object of the Game
To have a 2-card hand and 5-card hand
of higher rank than the banker's 2-card
hand and 5-card hand.
Pai Gow poker is played
with a single 52-card deck and a Joker.
The Bets
Select a chip denomination and place your
bet within the betting circle. Once a
satisfactory bet has been placed, click
Deal to begin the game.
Please be aware of the bet limits displayed
on the table.
The Cards. Aces may be considered
high or low (ie. the ace can be used in
an A-K-Q-J-10 or 5-4-3-2-A straight).
The Joker does not act like
a normal wild card. The Joker can only
be used to complete a Straight, a Flush,
a Straight Flush or a Royal Flush -- otherwise,
the Joker is considered an Ace.
The Deal. Each player is
initially dealt 7 cards. The player then
forms a 5-card hand called the high
hand and a 2-card hand called the
low hand . The high hand must
be equal to or higher in rank
than the low hand. The low hand will always
be either a pair or a high card hand.
To win, the player's two hands must both
have a higher rank than the
banker's two hands (ie. the high hand
must beat the banker's high hand, and
the low hand must beat banker's low hand).
Should the player win one hand a lose
the other, the wager is considered a push
and is neither won nor lost. In
all other cases, the player loses. When
a player's hand and banker's hand are
of equal rank, it is called a copy
, and it is won by the banker.
Pai Gow Poker Hands
1.
Five Aces
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2.
Royal Flush
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3.
Straight Flush
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4.
Four of a Kind
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5.
Full House
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6.
Flush
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7.
Straight
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8.
Three of a Kind
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9.
Two Pair
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10.
Pair
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11.
High Card
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A high card hand is valued only
by its highest card.
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Banker's Strategy
The
following is a list of rules that are followed
when playing the banker's hand ("the house
way").
These rules are followed regardless of how
the player has chosen to play his or her
hand:
NO
PAIR: The highest card is played in
the high hand and the next two highest
cards in the low hand.
ONE PAIR: The pair is played in
the high hand and the next two highest
cards in the low hand.
TWO PAIR: Two pairs are handled
differently depending on the rank of the
pairs. "Splitting" a pair means
to place the highest ranking pair into
the high hand and the other pair into
the low hand. Pairs are categorized
as follows: low pair (2's through 6's),
medium pair (7's through 10's), and high
pair (Jacks through Kings and Aces).
- Pair
of Aces and Any Pair: Aces are played
in the high hand, and the other pair
in the low hand.
- Low
Pair and Low Pair: The pairs are
split unless the hand also has a single
King, Ace, or Joker. In this case,
both pairs are played in the high hand
and the highest singletons are played
in the low hand.
- Low Pair and Medium
Pair: The pairs are split unless
the hand also has a single King, Ace,
or Joker. In this case, both pairs
are played in the high hand and the
highest singletons are played in the
low hand.
- Low
Pair and High Pair: The pairs are
split unless the hand also has a single
Ace or Joker. When the hand has
a single Ace or Joker, both pairs are
played in the high hand and the highest
singletons in the low hand.
- Medium
Pair and Medium Pair: The pairs
are split unless the hand also has a
single Ace or Joker. When the
hand has a single Ace or Joker, both
pairs are played in the high hand and
the highest singletons in the low hand.
- Medium Pair and High
Pair: Pairs are always split.
- High Pair and High
pair: Pairs are always split.
THREE PAIR: The
highest pair is played in the low hand.
THREE OF A KIND:
The three of a kind in always played in
the high hand unless they are Aces.
If the three of a kind consists of Aces,
a pair of Aces is played in the high hand
with the remaining Ace and the next highest
card in the low hand.
THREE OF A KIND TWICE: The highest
three of a kind is always broken and played
as a pair in the low hand.
STRAIGHT, FLUSH, STRAIGHT FLUSH, ROYAL
FLUSH: These hands are played differently
depending on the contents of the hand.
- High
Card Only: If choosing between a
straight, a flush, or a straight flush,
whichever hand leaves the highest two
cards for the low hand is chosen.
- One
Pair: The pair is played in the
low hand only if leaves a straight,
flush, or straight flush for the high
hand.
- Two
pair: The hand is played using the
two pair rule.
- Three
pair: The hand is played using the
three pair rule.
- Three
of a Kind: A pair from the three
of a kind is played in the low hand.
- Full
House: The hand is played using
the full house rule.
FULL HOUSE: The
pair is played in the low hand unless
the pair consists of 2's and the hand
contains an Ace and King singletons.
In this case, the full house is played
in the high hand and the Ace and King
are played in the low hand.
THREE OF A KIND AND TWO PAIRS:
The highest of the two pairs is played
in the low hand.
FOUR OF A KIND: Four of a kinds
are played based on the rank of the four
of a kind. "Splitting" means to
divide the four of a kind into two pairs
and play one pair in the high hand and
one pair in the low hand.
- 2 through 6:
The four of a kind is played in the
high hand and the next two highest singletons
are played in the low hand.
- 7 through 10:
The four of a kind is split unless a
King, Ace, or Joker can be played in
the low hand.
- Jack through King:
The four of a kind is split unless an
Ace or Joker can be played in the low
hand.
- Aces: The four
of a kind is always split.
FOUR
OF A KIND AND A PAIR: The four of
a kind is always played in the high hand
and the pair is played in the low hand.
FOUR OF A KIND AND THREE OF A KIND:
The three of a kind is always broken and
played as a pair in the low hand leaving
the four of a kind in the high hand.
FIVE ACES: Three aces are played
in the high hand, and two aces are played
in the low hand unless the hand also contains
two kings. In this case, all five
aces are played in the high hand and the
pair of kings are played in the low hand.
All bets in Pai Gow poker are paid off at
even money minus a 5 percent commission.
Even money means that the amount you wager
is the amount you'll be paid if your hand
wins. Remember that the player's high hand
must beat the banker's high hand, and
the player's low hand must beat
the banker's low hand in order to win.
For example , if you bet
$25 and your hands beat both the banker's
hands, you'll win $23.75 ($25.00 minus $1.25
commission).
Placing Bets
Each time you left-click inside the bet
circle near the center of the Pai Gow
poker table, you will place your selected
chip denomination on the table -- adding
to any chips that might already be there.
To remove your selected chip denomination
from the table, right-click inside the
circle.
You can change the denomination of the
chips you will be adding or subtracting
from your bet by selecting one of the
chips on the left side of the screen above
the status panel. The chip that is highlighted
represents the amount by which you will
change your bet.
For example: If
you wish to place a $25 bet, make sure
the $25 chip in the lower left corner
of the screen is selected by clicking
on it. It should then be highlighted
in blue. You can now left-click
in the betting circle to place a $25 bet.
If you left-click a second time in the
betting circle, you will add another $25
chip to your bet for a total of $50.
You could then select the $5 chip and
click in the betting circle to increase
your bet to $55. Right-clicking
in the betting circle performs the opposite
function by removing the amount from your
bet.
 Once
the minimum bet has been placed, the Deal
button will illuminate to indicate
that it may now be clicked to start the
deal. Once the Deal
button has been clicked, the game will
begin and you can no longer add to or
remove from your bet.
You may also notice that the Deal
button may be illuminated, but
you do not have a bet placed on the table.
In this case, clicking on the Deal
button will quickly and automatically
start the deal by using the same bet used
for the previous hand. If, for example,
you wagered $10 on the previous hand,
you may find that the Deal
button is enabled even though you have
not placed a new bet on the table. Clicking
the Deal button will
start the next deal with the same $10
starting bet. If you do not have sufficient
funds to repeat your previous bet, or
this is your first hand of Pai Gow poker
during this session, then clicking the
Deal button with no
bet on the table will start the next deal
using the currently selected chip denomination
as your bet.
After the cards have been
dealt, you must select two of the initial
seven cards to create your low hand. Click
on the card that you want to move to your
low hand, and it will quickly slide from
your high hand to your low hand. You may
also click on any card already in the
low hand to return it to your high hand.
To make your low hand decision easier,
you may choose to click the Sort
button to sort your cards in
order of rank from highest to lowest.
This may help you quickly identify pairs.
Once you have both cards in your low hand
selected, the Done button
will illuminate. Click the Done
button to indicate that you
are satisfied with your two hands and
are prepared to complete the game. The
game ends with the selection of the banker's
low hand, followed by the revealing of
the banker's two hands.
At the end of the game, each hand will
be sorted and labeled with its highest
rank. The status bar along the bottom
of the screen will indicate which hands
win as well as the overall outcome of
the game.
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