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PAI
GOWS POKER
Pai gow poker, also known as Asian poker, is a cross between
Pai Gow, the games of Chinese dominoes, and the American
games of seven-card poker. It is an easy games to play and
it's unique since it allows the player the option to bank
bets against all other players, including the dealer.
Pai gow poker is played using a standard 52card deck plus
one joker on a table similar to a blackjack table. The layout
allows up to six players and one casino dealer. After the
players make their bets, the casino dealer will deal out
seven cards to each player. Each player must arrange his
seven cards into two hands. One hand, called the low hand,
consists of two cards. The other hand, called the high hand,
consists of the remaining five cards.
Card rankings are based on basic poker rankings. The joker
is a special card - not a wildcard as it can be used only
as an ace or as a card to complete a straight, a flush,
a straight flush, or a royal flush. The objective of the
games is to form a high hand and a low hand that are both
higher in rank than the respective hands of the dealer.
All pai gow poker hands are ranked according to traditional
poker rankings. For example, the highest two-card low hand
is a pair of aces. The highest-ranking five card high hand
is five aces (four aces plus the joker). A straight flush
hand would beat a full house and a straight beats three-of-a-kind.
A complete listing of the pai gow poker hand rankings can
be found at the end of this page.
The following is a basic description of the pai gow poker
rules.
The casino dealer shuffles the 53 cards, which are then
cut by a player using a cut card. All players must place
their gaming chips on the appropriate betting area of the
layout and the dealer will then announce "no more bets."
A dice shaker containing three dice is used to determine
who receives the first hand. The casino dealer will shake
the dice cup, remove the lid, and announce the total of
the three dice. The position of the dealer is number one.
The playing position to the right of the dealer is number
two, the next position is three continuing counterclockwise
around the table. The casino dealer's position is always
considered number one, eight and 15. Keep in mind that all
six player positions are used in the counting process whether
or not a player is actually seated and playing (all empty
and full player positions are counted). If the three-dice
total is 14, the sixth wagering position (first player position
to the left of the dealer) would receive the first card.
Once the determination is made as to who receives the first
card, the dealer will deal the cards face down to each player
position so that each player and the dealer receives seven
cards. The dealer will remove the cards from those player
positions where there is no wager and then check that there
are four undealt cards left (indicating a valid deal).
The players may then pick up their cards and arrange the
cards into two-card low hand and five-card high hand.
It is very important to remember that the five-card high
hand must be higher in rank than the two-card low hand,
otherwise it results in an automatic losing hand. For example,
if the player's two-card hand contains a pair of Ss and
the five-card hand contains only a pair of 3s, the hand
was not set correctly and automatically loses. In this particular
example, if the two-card hand contains a pair of Ss, the
five-card hand must contain as least a pair of 6s or higher
in order to be arranged properly.
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