PAI GOW
Pai gow poker
is a variation of the Chinese domino game gai gow. Pai gow poker is
played with a 53 card deck, including a joker. The game is one on
one, the player(s) against the banker, each competing to make the
best possible hands.
How
To Play
Rules
Payouts
How
to Play
Change your bet
by selecting an amount using the Bet Console in the lower left and
right corner of the screen. Select the amount to bet by choosing one
of the chips on the bet panel.
If you raise the amount higher than your current balance permits,
your bet will not be placed. In this case, either increase your balance
by depositing funds, or reduce your bet. The bet limit is based on
the table selected.
PLACING BETS
Each time you
left-click on the chips at the lower left corner the amount of your
wager is increased by that amount, and each time you left-click on
the chips at the lower right corner the amount of your wager is decreased
by that amount.
STARTING THE
DEAL
A minimum bet
of $1 is required to start the deal. If the total bet placed on the
table is at least the required minimum, the DEAL button will light
up, indicating that you may click it to start the deal. Once the DEAL
button is clicked, bets can no longer be changed or removed, and the
game begins with the initial deal.
If you haven't placed any bets on the table before clicking DEAL,
the current bet amount displayed in the Bet Console will automatically
be placed on the table and the game will begin. This allows to you
start a new game quickly by just clicking the DEAL button again. If
you have sufficient funds, the game will begin using the same bet
made in the previous game.
PLAYING THE
GAME
The player uses
the buttons in the bottom of the screen to make his or her decisions
when playing the game. Buttons will "light up" when you
have to option to click them. Your mouse pointer will also change
to a pointing hand as you move your pointer over any button that you
are allowed to click.
Once the player
has a hand dealt, he or she must move what they feel the lower hand
is to the LOW CARD HAND and keep the higher hand in the HIGH CARD
HAND. Cards can be moved between hands by click on them. When the
player is satisfied with their hands, he or she must click PLAY.
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Rules
Play
begins by making a wager. Next everyone receives seven cards.The player
then arranges his or herseven cards into a five-card hand and a two-card
hand. The five-card hand is ranked as in poker, with the exception
that an A-2-3-4-5 straight is the second highest straight. The two-card
hand will either be a pair or two individual cards. The highest two-card
hand is a pair of aces and the lowest is a 2-3.
After
the player has arranged his or her hand the banker arranges theirs
according to a set of fixed rules known as the "house way."
Then the player's five-card hand is compared to the dealer's five-card
hand. Likewise the player's two-card hand is compared to the dealer's
two-card hand. The highest hand wins. In the event of an exact match
between hands, called a copy, the tie goes to the banker. If the player
beats the dealer with both hands the player wins even money, less
a 5% commission. If the player wins one and loses one the bet is a
push. If the player loses both the player loses the entire wager.
When setting the
hands the two-card hand may not be higher then the five-card hand.
If it is then both hands are deemed "foul" and both lose.
The joker can only be used to complete a straight, flush, or straight
flush, otherwise it is treated as an ace.
The House Way
The "LOW
CARD " refers to the two card hand and the "HIGH CARD"
refers to the five card hand.
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No
pair:
Place the second and third highest cards in the front.
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One
pair: Place the two highest singletons in the front.
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Two
pair: Use the following groups to determine how to play a two
pair:
2 through 6: Low pair
7 through 10: Medium pairs
Jack through king: High pairs
Low pair
and low pair or low pair and medium pair: Split pairs unless holding
a king singleton or better.
Low pair and high pair or medium pair and medium pair: Split pairs
unless holding an ace singleton.
Medium pair and high pair or high pair and high pair: Always split.
Pair of aces and any other pair: Always split.
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Three
pair: Play highest pair in front.
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Three
of a kind:
Play three of a kind in back unless they are aces, then play a pair
of aces in back and one ace in front.
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Three
of a kind twice:
Play a pair from the higher three of a kind in front.
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Straights,
flushes, straight flushes, and royal flush:
With no pair or one pair: Play the highest hand possible in front
while maintaining at least a straight in the back.
With two pair: Use two pair rule.
With three pair: Use three pair rule.
With three of a kind: Play pair in front.
With full house: Use full house rule.
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Full
house:
Play pair in front.
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Full
house with three of a kind and two pairs: Play the highest pair
in front.
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Four
of a kind:
Play according to the rank of the four of a kind:
2 through 6: Always keep together.
7 through 10: Split unless an ace can be played in front.
Jack through ace: Always split.
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Four
of a kind and a pair:
Play pair in front.
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Four
of a kind and three of a kind: Play pair in front from the three
of a kind.
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Five
aces: Play pair of aces in front unless a pair of kings can
be played in front.
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Payouts
With
2 winning hands the payout is 1:1 minus a 5% commission which goes
to the house.
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