Pai Gow

Pai Gow poker is a westernized version of the Chinese dominoes game Pai Gow. Players must arrange seven cards into two poker hands - one five-card and one two-card hand, so that each hand beats the dealer's corresponding hand.

Rules

Pai Gow poker uses a one deck shoe which is reshuffled after each hand.

The deck includes one joker. Joker is used to complete straights, flushes and straight flushes only; otherwise it is used as an ace.

Each seven-card hand must be split into two hands, a five-card hand (high hand) and a two-card hand (low hand). The five-card hand must always rank higher than the two-card hand and it is calculated according to a standard stud poker hand hierarchy. You must win both hands to receive a payout. If both your hands are winners then you win and on the contrary. Payout is 1:1 less 5% house commission.

Any combination of win and loss across both hands results in a push/tie. In this case your bet is returned to you. All ties are in dealer's favor. For example, if one of your hands loses to the dealer and the other ties - you lose; if one hands wins and other pushes, you push.

Pai Gow Poker Hands

Hand	Example
5 of a Kind	The highest hand in Pai Gow poker hierarchy includes 4 aces and a joker.
Royal Flush	Consists of the following cards: ten, jack, queen, king, and an ace all of the same suit.
Straight Flush	Five cards in sequence, all of the same suit.
Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same denomination, one in each suit.
Full House	Three cards of one denomination and two cards of another denomination.
Flush	Five cards all of the same suit.
Straight	Five cards in sequence of any suit.
Three of a Kind	Three cards of the same denomination and two unmatched cards.
Two Pairs	Three cards of the same denomination and any fifth card.
One Pair	Two cards of the same denomination and three unmatched cards.
No Pair	All five cards of different rank and a variety of suits.

Please note: In Pai Gow Poker, the A-2-3-4-5 straight is considered the second highest straight after the 10-J-Q-K-A straight.

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