Paigow rules and tips
In pai gow poker each player in turn has the option of being banker. The game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and American poker. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, plus one joker. The joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush.
The casino provides the dealer. Each player is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand must rank higher or be equal to the two card hand.
The object of the game is for both of your hands to rank higher than both of your opponent's hands. Your two card hand must rank higher than your opponent's two card hand and your five card hand must rank higher than your opponent's five card hand.
If one of your hands ranks the same as your opponent's hand, this is a tie (or copy hand). The banker wins all ties. If you win one hand but lose the other, this is known as a 'push'. In push hands no money is exchanged. Winning hands are paid even money less a five per cent commission. Losing hands lose the money bet.
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