Rules for Pai Gow Poker
Game rules
Pai gow poker is played with a 53 card deck, including a
joker.
Play begins by making a wager. Next the player and the
dealer receive seven cards. The player then arranges his seven
cards into a five-card hand and a two-card hand.
The five-card hand is ranked as in poker, with the
exception that an A-2-3-4-5 straight is the second highest
straight. The two-card hand will either be a pair or two
individual cards. The highest two-card hand is a pair of aces
and the lowest is a 2-3.
After the player has arranged his hands the dealer arranges
his according to a set of fixed rules known as the "house
way." Then the player's five-card hand is compared to the
dealer's five-card hand. Likewise the player's two-card hand
is compared to the dealer's two-card hand. The highest hand
wins. In the event of an exact match between the dealers hand
and your hand (called a copy) the tie goes to the banker.
If the player beats the dealer with both hands the player
wins even money, less a 5% commission. If the player wins one
and loses one the bet is a push. If the player loses both the
player loses the entire wager.
When setting the hands the two-card hand may not be higher
then the five-card hand. If it is then both hands are deemed
"foul" and both lose.
The joker can only be used to complete a straight, flush,
or straight flush, otherwise it is treated as an ace.
Fortune Side Bet
The Fortune side bet is optional.
It pays according to the following paytable:
|
Hand |
Pays |
| Natural 7-card straight flush |
8000 to 1 |
| Royal flush plus Royal match |
2000 to 1 |
| Wild 7-card straight flush |
1000 to 1 |
| Five Aces |
400 to 1 |
| Royal flush |
150 to 1 |
| Straight flush |
50 to 1 |
| Four of a kind |
25 to 1 |
| Full house |
5 to 1 |
| Flush |
4 to 1 |
| Three of a kind |
3 to 1 |
| Straight |
2 to 1 |
It doesn't matter how the player arranges his hands. The
Fortune bet is based on the full 7-card hand.
GOOD LUCK! |
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