Game Description

Do you believe that two chances are better than one? Two hands and two possibilities to win make the game twice as easy. Take on the dealer with your "Low Hand" or "High Hand".




How To Play

The dealer and player are dealt 7 cards to make a five card high-hand and a two card low-hand. To win, the player must beat both the dealer's hands. If the player only succeeds in winning one of the two hands, the round results in a tie. Pai Gow poker is played with a traditional deck of 52 cards plus a Joker. The deck is reshuffled after every hand. Each player is dealt 7 cards and must split them into two separate hands. The first hand is referred to as the "high hand", and consists of 5 cards. The second hand is referred to as the "low hand", and consists of only 2 cards.
  1. Set your bet denomination ("In Hand" value) by clicking the appropriate chips in your chip tray. To lower your bet denomination, shift + left click or use the UNDO button. The default bet denomination is set when choosing you table minimum and maximum.
  2. Once you have made your bet denomination, click the "BET" circle on the poker table. The appropriate chips will appear on the table. To remove your bet(s) shift + left click the appropriate bets on the table. The appropriate chips will disappear from the table. The default bet denomination is set when choosing you table minimum and maximum.
  3. Once you have set your bet denomination, click the "Deal" button. You will be dealt seven cards face up. The dealer will be dealt seven cards face down.
  4. Split your seven cards, placing two cards onto the low hand by clicking the cards you wish to move. Remember your high hand must rank higher than that of your low hand. Click the "Done" button when you are finished placing the cards.
  5. The dealer will now split his seven cards into two hands and turn the cards face up.
  6. You win the game by beating the dealer with both hands, lose the game by losing both hands, or push (tie) the game by only winning one hand out of the two. The result indicates your win, lose, or push with a positive, negative, or zero amount of money.
  7. The result of the hand will be visible in the user information panel. Any winnings are added to your balance and chip tray, any losses are subtracted from your balance.
  8. To play another hand, either click on the "BET" circle or the "New Game" button. To exit Pai Gow Poker, select the "Close" button in the upper right-hand corner of the window or choose "Exit Game" from the casino menu.


Objective

The dealer and player are dealt 7 cards to make a five card high-hand and a two card low-hand. To win, the player must beat both the dealer's hands. If the player only succeeds in winning one of the two hands, the round results in a tie.

Rules

Pai Gow poker is played with a traditional deck of 52 cards plus a Joker.

The deck is reshuffled after every hand. Each player is dealt 7 cards and must split them into two separate hands.

The first hand is referred to as the "high hand", and consists of 5 cards. The second hand is referred to as the "low hand", and consists of only 2 cards. The player's low hand is played against the dealer's low hand, and likewise for the high hand. The game follows general poker ranking rules: one pair, three of a kind, etc (see below). 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, then you cannot place the two aces as your "low hand". The pair of aces must be kept in the "high hand" (i.e. the 5-card hand). Pai Gow Poker follows the standard rules of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

The exceptions, however, are that player's cannot play the dragon or act as dealer. Furthermore, the player's do not lose their bets if they mistakenly create a "dead hand", but are merely warned to rearrange their cards.

Note: The deck of cards is re-shuffled at the beginning of each new hand

Card Hands

The Joker card is wild but is only used to complete Straights, Flushes, and Straight Flushes. When used in Straights or Straight Flushes, the Joker becomes the value and suit needed to complete the hand. When used in Flushes the Joker becomes the highest value card in the suit that is absent. If used alone, the Joker becomes an ACE. The Joker can never be used to create pairs other than with another ACE, three of a kind, four of kind, or five of kind hand. The following chart is from highest to lowest hand.

Hands Hand Descriptions
Five of a kind Aces only. Four aces plus a joker
Royal Flush Ace - King - Queen - Jack - 10 of the same suit
Straight Flush Five cards in sequence of the same suit.
Four of a Kind Any four cards of the same value
Full House Three of a kind and a pair
Flush Five cards from the same suit
Straight Any five cards in sequence but not of the same suit
Three of a Kind Three of the same card and two unmatched cards
Two Pairs Two cards with the same value with another two cards of the same value with any other card.
One Pair Two cards of the same value and three unmatched cards


Betting Limits

Within each game there is a suite of games with various options for the player to choose the minimums and maximums of your choice.

Once the minimum and maximum has been chosen you are taken to the table of your choice.

Betting Limits are then shown on the “Table Limit” sign and can be shown by rolling your mouse cursor over the sign.
 

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