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PAI GOW POKER RULES

 

Pai Gow poker, also known as Double-hand poker has you dividing your seven cards into two separate hands with the goal of achieving a five card highest hand and a two card highest hand. Ideally you want your five card hand to be the better of your two hands.

The game is played with a standard deck of cards plus joker, which can be used to complete a flush, straight flush, or straight (otherwise it functions as an ace).

Five card hands are ranked the same as in standard poker, except that that in Pai Gow poker an A-2-3-4-5 straight is the second highest straight.

The best two card hand is either a pair (two aces being the absolute best or two highest) individual cards, while the worst possible hand is a 2 and a 3.

When playing online you can either divide your hand yourself or let the computer do it the ‘House Way’.

 

House Way Rules:

The House Way is a set of rules dictating how the dealer arranges their hand. You can use the House Way and have your cards arranged by the computer by clicking the 'House Way' button.

The following is how cards are arranged the House Way (keep in mind the term 'front' refers to your two card hand and the term 'back' refers to your five card hand).

No pair: Highest card goes to back, next two highest to front.

One pair: Pair goes to back, next two highest cards to front.

Two pairs: Generally both pairs go to back and should be split only under the following circumstances:

  • One pair is 7s (or higher) and you don’t have a single ace.

  • A pair of jacks or better plus 6s or better plus a single ace.

  • A pair of aces plus any other pair.

Three pairs: Highest pair goes to front.

Three of a kind: Three of a kind always goes to back, except three aces (which should be split up).

Full house: Split unless you have a pair of 2s plus an ace or King (which should go to front)

Three of a kind twice: Highest pair goes to front.

Straights, flushes, straight flushes, and royal flushes: Go to the high hand. They should however be played as a two pairs when you have:

  • Any two pairs plus a single ace.

  • A pair of jacks plus a pair of sixes.

  • A pair of aces plus any other pair.

Play a straight or a flush in preference to a royal flush so your front hand becomes a King or better.

Play a straight or a flush over a straight to improve your front hand to a jack (or better).

If you have a six or seven card straight or flush keep the straight or flush in the back, and place the highest hand possible in front.

 

Four of a kind: Play the cards according to their ranking as follows:

  • 2 up to 6: Keep them together.

  • 7 up to10: Split (unless an ace or better can be played in front).

  • Jack up to King: Split (unless your hand includes a pair of 10s or higher).

  • Aces: Split (unless a pair of 7s or higher can be played in front).

  • Five aces: Split (unless a pair of Kings can be played in front).

Outcome:

Once you’ve arranged your hand it’s compared to the dealer’s hand to determine the winner.

If both the dealer’s hands are higher than your two hands you lose.

If one of your two hands are higher than the dealer’s hands the game results in a push with your bet returned to you.

If both of your hands beat the dealer’s hands then you win your bet.

 

 

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