How to Play Pai Gow Poker
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Short Description
Pai Gow (pronounced "pie-gow") Poker is an exciting
game of skill, which fuses the ancient Chinese game of Pai
Gow (meaning: "makes nine"), and modern Poker.
In Pai Gow Poker the player competes, one on one, against
the dealer. The object of the game is for the player to
arrange seven dealt cards into two hands ("setting"
the cards). The seven cards must be set in such a way so
that the player's five-card ("High") hand scores
a higher value than the two-card ("Low") hand.
The player's High and Low hands must then have a greater
value (see Poker Hands Value Chart below) than the dealer's
High and Low hands.
Pai Gow Rules
The game is played with a standard 52-card deck, plus
a Joker (totaling 53 cards). (The Joker may be used either
as an Ace or to complete a Straight, Flush or Straight Flush,
only.) After placing their bet, the players are each dealt
seven cards. The players must then set their cards into
two separate hands. The first hand, which must consist of
5 cards, is referred to as the "High Hand", as
it must have the highest value of the two hands. The second
hand, which consists of the remaining two cards, is referred
to as the "Low Hand".
The goal of Pai Gow Poker is to beat both of the dealer's
hands, according to the standard Poker hand values rules
(see chart below). If both hands beat the dealer's hands,
the player receives "even money" on their bet
(minus a 5% vigorish or house commission). If both of the
player's hands lose against the dealer's hands, the dealer
takes the player's bet. If only one of the player's two
hands win, the round results in a tie or "Push".
Winning Combinations
High (Five-Card) Hand
The Five-Card Hand must have the highest rank of the two
hands. The object is to form the best rank for the Five-Card
Hand, from the seven dealt cards.
Low (Two-Card) Hand
The Two Card Hand must have the second-highest rank of the
two hands. The highest-ranking Two-Card Hand possible is
a pair of Aces. If the Two Card Hand is not composed of
a pair, the value of the cards will determine the hand's
rank.
The Wild Card
The Wild Card is the Joker card, which can be substituted
only as a single Ace or to complete either a Flush, Straight,
or Straight Flush.
Copy Hand
When the player and the dealer compare hands that have the
same rank, the hand is referred to as a "Copy Hand".
In Pai Gow Poker, the dealer wins the Copy Hand, as opposed
to BlackJack, where a Copy Hand results in a "Push".
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