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Pai gow poker is a recent addition to the casinos, and is one of many games that has an Asian origin. A combination of the Chinese game of pai gow (meaning makes nine) and the American game of poker, this game of skill offers players a reasonable chance to win. In this version of poker, players are not wagering against each other but against the bank, and unlike the original Asian version which is played with dominoes, pai gow poker is played with a deck of cards. The object of the game is for the player to hold two hands of cards that rank higher than the banker's two hands. |
- The game is played with a standard 52-card deck and a joker that serves as a wild card in straights, flushes and straight flushes, and joker may also be used as an ace in any hand.
- The dealer shuffles the deck and deals out seven stacks of seven cards to each player.
- When the players receive their cards, they set them into two hands of five and two cards.
- The two-card hand is known as the low hand is placed in front of the five-card hand known as the high hand.
- Each five-card hand is ranked according to the pai gow poker hierarchy which varies only slightly from the standard poker hand hierarchy.
- The only real difference is that five aces, which are accomplished by adding four aces to a joker, beats out a royal flush and is the highest hand in the game.
- It is the players' responsibility to ensure that their five-card hand has a higher ranking then their two-card hand.
- If the two-card hand turns out to be higher, the hand is said to be foul and the player automatically loses his bet.
- When all the player's cards have been set, the banker's cards are turned face up by the dealer.
- The house will arrange the cards into a two-card hand and a five-card hand accordingly.
- The banker's hands are then individually compared to the players' hands
- To win, both of the player's hands must beat both of the banker' hands.
- If the player's two-card hand and the banker's two-card hand have equal poker value, they are said to be copies. The same applies if the five-card hands match in value as well. The banker wins all copies.
- If one of the player's hands beats the banker's, but the other does not, the result is a tie and no money changes hands.
- The house makes its money by taking a 5% commission on each winning bet.
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