 Pai Gow
Rules
Pai Gow poker uses a one deck shoe. The deck includes one
joker. Each seven-card hand must be set 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.
You must win both hands to receive a payout. If both of the
dealers hands are winners then the house wins.
If your hands are copies of the
dealers hands then you lose. All copies go to the dealer.
Any combination of win and loss across both hands results in a
push. In this case your bet is
returned to you.
Pai Gow Poker Hands
| Hand |
Definition |
Example |
| 5 of a Kind |
The highest hand in the 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 |
Two sets of two 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. |
  |
Game Payouts
A winning hand pays out according to the following odds:
| Player's Hand |
Payout |
| High hand wins, low hand loses |
Push |
| High hand loses, low hand wins |
Push |
| High hand wins, low hand wins |
1:1 less 5% house commission |
Pai Gow Terms and Lingo
| Term |
Definition |
| Banker |
A player who books the action of the other players at
the table. In this case the banker is the dealer. |
| Copy |
Identical hands received by the player and the dealer.
This may include the two-card hand, the five-card hand, or
both. Copies go to the dealer. |
| Foul hand |
A five-card hand (high hand) that has a lower ranking
than the two-card hand (low hand). A player is prompted to
choose a different two-card hand. |
| High hand |
A five-card hand. |
| Joker |
A wild card that can be used in straights, flushes and
straight flushes or as an ace. |
| Low hand |
A two-card hand. |
| Push |
A tie hand between you and the dealer where each party
holds a combination of winning and losing hands. No money is
won or lost. |
| Set |
The act of separating the dealt hand into a five-card
hand and a two-card hand. |
| Split |
To set the dealt hand into two separate hands of five
and two cards. |
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