Pai Gow Poker

The objective of Pai Gow Poker is for both of the player's two hands (denoted the high and low hands) to rank higher than both of the banker's two hands.

How to Play

Use your left mouse button to click on the value of the chip that you wish to wager. Then place the chip in the desired betting area. You can regret a wagered chip before the game begins by clicking on the wagered chip with your right mouse button. When you have placed your bet, click the “DONE” button to start the game round. When the hand has been dealt, you must form two hands; one high with five cards and one low with two cards. As a player, you select the low hand by clicking on two of the cards with the left mouse button. To regret the election of a card, click on the card again.

When you have formed your low hand click “DONE”.

To simplify the division of the two hands, click "HOUSE-WAY" and your cards will automatically be set for you by the dealer using the same rules as employed by the casino.

Click “SAME BET” to repeat the previously placed bet.

Rules

Pai Gow Poker is played with a deck of 53 cards consisting of a standard 52 card deck plus one joker. Each player is dealt seven cards and must split them into two separate hands. The first hand is referred to as the highest hand and consists of five cards. The second hand is referred to as the second highest and consists of only two cards. The 5-card hand must always rank higher than the 2-card hand. For example, if your seven cards are: ace + ace + 9 + 7 + 5 + 4 + 3, the pair of aces must be kept in "the highest hand" (i.e. the 5-card hand).

Your objective is to beat both of the dealer's hands. If both of your hands beat the dealer's hands, you receive 1 to 1 minus 5% commission. If both your hands lose against the dealer's hands, you lose the bet. If you succeed in winning one of the two hands, the round results in a tie and you keep the bet.

In Pai Gow Poker, the highest-ranking hand is five aces (i.e. four aces plus the wild card). This poker hand beats a royal flush. The only difference between the system of ranking hands in Pai Gow Poker and in other poker games is that A-K-Q-J-10 ranks as the highest straight, A-2-3-4-5 ranks as the second highest straight, followed by the straight composed of K-Q-J-10-9.
The wild card, or joker, may be used only as a single ace or to complete a flush, straight, or a straight flush.

A dead or foul hand results when the Pai Gow Poker player fails to divide the seven cards properly into a highest and second-highest hand. When you make a mistake dividing your seven cards, you are notified that your cards must be redistributed between the two hands.

When the player and the dealer compare hands that have the same rank, the hand is referred to as a copy hand. The dealer wins a copy hand in Pai Gow Poker. For example, if your second-highest hand is composed of an ace + king and the dealer has an ace + king as well, the dealer will win that portion of the hand.

Player Banking is supported at the casino. This means that you will occasionally be given the option to play as the house or banker. As the banker, you have the advantage of winning any copy hands, just like the dealer. When you play as the banker, you must first place a bet against the dealer. This wager will always be the amount of your previous wager or the table minimum. You must also cover all wagers placed by the other players seated at your table. In the first showdown, your cards will be judged against the dealer's. Your cards will then be judged against the cards of all players at your table. Your winnings will be charged a 5% commission by the house. The casino dealer will bank every other hand. On every second hand, the option to play as the banker will pass in rotation to the different seating positions at the table. In other words, seat #1 will be given the option to bank first, then seat #2, 3, 4, and 5 on every other hand, regardless if there is a player located in the seat or not.

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