Pai-Gow Poker Game Rules

Pronounced as "Pie-Gow" an interesting form of poker that combines skill and luck. Pai-Gow Poker is played with a deck of 53-cards, including the joker. Like other poker games, Pai-Gow begins with placing a bet. Then the dealer deals each player seven cards. A roll of the dice or a randomly generated number determines which player gets the first card game. Each player must arranges his seven cards in a hand of five cards and a two-card hand. The five-card hand is called a "High Hand". The two card hand is called "Low Hand". Your high hand must have a value higher than your low hand to qualify. When the organization of their cards, it is important to note that online casinos often offer the possibility that their cards will be arranged automatically. If you prefer this method, click the "House Way" and the cards are organized for you. Pai Gow Poker is a little different combinations of winning hands than other forms of poker. For starters, Pai Gow uses a deck of 53 cards. The 53rd card is a joker or Wild Card. The joker can only be used as an ace or to complete three hand combinations: a straight flush, a straight or a flush.

Here are the winning combinations in Pai Gow Poker below in descending order:

• 5 Aces (including a joker as Wild Card)
• Royal Flush
• Straight Flush
• Four of a Kind
• Flush
• Straight
• Three of a Kind
• Two Pair
• Ace
• King
• Queen
• Jack
  

Basic Strategy for Pai Gow Poker

• The most important factor to improve your odds in Pai Gow Poker is the relationship between how much you bet when you're the banker as a player.
• The higher, the ratio the better the odds are.
• The second most important factor is how you arrange your cards well. The house way is a very safe strategy that is difficult to beat.
• The house way is how the dealer arranges their own hands. It can vary from one place to another, the differences are minimal and occur infrequently.