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Pai Gow Poker Help
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The Rules of Pai Gow Poker | GamePlay
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Pai Gow poker is a variation of the Chinese domino game Pai Gow. Pai Gow first appeared
around the mid-1800's, and Pai Gow poker started gaining popularity in 1986 in Californian
card rooms. Pai Gow is played with a 53-card deck - a standard deck of 52 cards
and one Joker (the Joker may only be used as an Ace, or to complete a Straight,
Flush or Straight Flush). Pai Gow poker is played one on one, the player against
the dealer (or banker), each competing to make the best possible hands. After placing
an initial bet, both player and dealer receive seven cards. The object of the game
is for the player to split (or "set") the seven dealt cards into two hands - a five-card
"High" hand, and a two-card "Low" hand. The cards must be set in such a way that
the five-card hand has a higher poker rank than the two-card hand.
For example, the player's hand is: 6,7,8,9,10,A,A. The player sets the pair of Aces
as the Low hand, and 6,7,8,9,10 (straight) as the High hand. The dealer's hand is:
2,2,2,A,K,4,5. The dealer sets the Ace and King as the Low hand, and 2,2,2,4,5 (three
of a kind) as the High hand. The player beats both the dealer's High and Low hands,
thus winning the round.
The hands are ranked according to standard poker rules, with the exception that
an A-2-3-4-5 straight is the second highest straight. By the way, the best Low hand
is a pair of Aces. After the player finished arranging his/her hands, the dealer
arranges his/her hands according to a set of fixed rules (the "House Way"). The
player's two hands (High and Low) are then compared with the dealer's two hands
(High and Low) to determine the winner. In order to win, both the player's High
and Low hands must have a higher poker rank than both the dealer's High and Low
hands (according to the Pai Gow Poker Hand Ranks table below).
If the player's two hands beat the dealer's two hands, the player wins an amount
equal to the initial bet minus a 5% commission.
If both of the dealer's hands beat both of the player's hands, the dealer wins.
If the player wins only one of the two hands, the game is a push and neither the
dealer nor the player wins.
If either the five-card hands or the two-card hands rank exactly the same, the equal
hands are called "copies" of each other. The dealer wins all copy hands. For example,
if the player beats the dealer in the High hand but copies the dealer with the Low
hand, the game is a push. In case of a push, all bets are returned to the player.
Pai Gow Poker Hand Ranks (from highest to lowest)
The only real difference between Pai Gow poker hand ranks and standard poker hand
ranks is that a five-Aces hand (four Aces and a Joker) beats a royal flush, and
is the highest hand in the game.
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Rank |
Hand |
Description |
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1 |
Five of a Kind |
Four Aces and a Joker |
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2 |
Royal Flush |
Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit, starting from 10 and ending
with an Ace - 10,J,Q,K,A |
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3 |
Straight Flush |
Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit |
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4 |
Four of a Kind |
Four cards of the same denomination |
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5 |
Full House |
A set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards of the same
denomination |
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6 |
Flush |
Five non-consecutive denomination cards of the same suit |
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7 |
Straight |
Five consecutive denomination cards of different suit |
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8 |
Three of a Kind |
Three cards of the same denomination |
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9 |
Two Pairs |
Two sets of pairs of the same card denomination |
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10 |
One Pair |
Two cards of the same denomination |
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Table Limits
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Table Type |
Minimum Bet |
Maximum Bet |
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I |
$2 |
$100 |
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II |
$5 |
$200 |
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III |
$25 |
$350 |
General Text Boxes
Last Round - This tells you how much you've won or lost in the previous round.
Fun Balance / Balance - This is your current Fun / Real-Money Balance (in
US dollars).
General Options
Back - Pressing 'Back' returns you to the Options Screen.
'?' (Help) - Pressing 'Help' opens the Help screen relevant to the room you're
currently in. In this case, Blackjack.
'$' (Cashier) - Pressing '$' opens the Cashier screen.
Timer - This is the circle at the bottom-right corner of the screen. On every
round, you have 45 seconds to make your decisions. The Timer indicates how much
time you have left before reaching the time limit. If you haven't finished making
your decisions during the specified time limit, you will exit the table.
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Pai Gow Text Boxes
Bet Labels - These labels appear to the left of your bet and inform you how
much money you have placed on the table.
Won / Lost Labels - These labels appear above the cards and indicate whether
you have won or lost.
Game Options
Game Chips: $1, $5, $25 and $100
With the Game Chips you make your bet on the table by creating a "Chip Tower". You
may remove chips from the Chip Tower by clicking on the left mouse button while
placing the cursor on the Chip Tower.
Deal
Once you've placed your bets on the table press 'Deal' to deal the cards.
Game Cards
Click on the Game Cards to select the two cards that you want to set as the Low
Hand. The cards must be set in such a way that the two-card (Low) hand has a lower
poker rank than the five-card (High) hand.
Split
When setting the two cards above the other cards press split and the two hands will
be split.
House Way
You may ask the house to automatically set your cards by pressing the "House Way"
button.
Disconnections
Communication problems over the Internet may cause sudden disconnections. We have
designed our software to cope with such incidents in a manner that our clients will
be protected from unjustifiable loss, while eliminating the possibility of intentional
disconnections and/or system abuse.
Should a disconnection or timeout occur after the Player placed his/her bet and
before the Player pressed the 'Deal' button, the Player's bet will be returned to
his/her Balance.
Should a disconnection or timeout occur after the Player pressed the 'Deal' button,
the round will continue as if the Player had decided to split his/her hand according
to the House Way.
After connection is re-established the Player can enter the "History" page and see
the results of the last round ("History" is available for Money mode only).
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