Pai Gow Poker
Pai Gow Poker is a popular casino game that's
played online and is available in most online casinos. Read
below for the rules in playing Pai Gow. It's not a difficult
game to play and holds more interest that a lot of casino
games due to the player being more involved and having to
select which hands to play.
The player places a bet on the table and then
seven cards are dealt, both to the player and the casino
dealer. The player and the dealer have to separate the cards
into two separate hands to play. You obviously want both
hands to beat the dealers.
Before we explain the rules further, it is assumed that
you are aware of the values of a poker hand and how they
are made up. If you aren't click, Pai
Gow Poker Hands for a quick overview before continuing.
The player must arrange their cards into two
hands, one of five cards and one of two. The five card hand
must be higher in value than the two card hand. As an example,
if the two card hand contained a pair of Jacks, the five
card hand must have a ranking hand of at least a pair of
Queens.
Once the cards have been split into the relative
hands, they are laid on the table and the dealer shows his
two hands. The dealers two card hand is compared with the
players two card and also the two five card hands are compared.
The higher hand in each case is the winner.
If the player wins both hands the dealer pays
out the amount that was staked by the player.
If the dealer wins one hand and the player
wins the other then it is declared a 'push' and the players
stake is returned
If the dealer wins both hands then the casino
wins the player's stake.
If either hand is a tie then the dealer wins
that hand. This is what gives the dealer a slight advantage
over the player.
Pai Gow is an interesting casino game to play and players
familiar with poker will enjoy it immensely.
Players unfamiliar with poker hands should read our Pai
Gow Poker Hands and then have a go; it's easy to learn
and is fun to play. Pai Gow is available at any of the casinos
shown on this page.
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