In Pai Gow Poker you are dealt seven cards and the dealer is dealt seven cards. You divide your cards into a five-card hand and two-card hand. Your two hands are then compared to the dealer's two hands. The goal of Pai Gow Poker is to get a better five-card hand and two-card hand than the dealer. Hands are ranked according to standard poker rules, with the exception that the Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 straight is the second highest straight. Another poker exception to the game is the inclusion of the Joker. The Joker can be used to complete a five-card flush, straight, or straight flush. Otherwise, the Joker is counted as an Ace.
If both of your hands have a higher poker rank than the dealer's two hands, you win. If both of the dealer's hands have a higher poker rank, the dealer wins. If you win one hand and lose the other hand, you push. If you get a copy (tie) on either hand, the dealer wins the tie for that hand.
To Play
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Click chips to place a bet within table limits or click Rebet
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Click Deal
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Click the two cards that will be your two-card hand
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Click Split to separate the cards
Important - The five-card hand must have a better poker hand than the two-card hand.
To Win
You have higher-ranked five-card and two-card poker hands than the dealer.
Hand Ranks
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Hand |
Description |
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Five of a kind |
Four Aces plus a Joker |
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Royal Flush |
10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of same suit |
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Straight Flush |
Five cards of same suit in sequence |
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Four of a Kind |
Four cards of same rank |
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Full House |
Three of a kind, plus a pair |
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Flush |
Five cards of same suit |
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Straight* |
Five cards in sequence |
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Three of a Kind |
Three cards of same rank |
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Two Pair |
Two pairs of different rank |
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One Pair (10's or better) |
Two cards of same rank, 10 or higher |
*The Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 straight is the second highest straight in Pai Gow Poker. All other rankings follow standard poker rules.
Payouts
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Winner |
Hand |
Payouts |
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Dealer |
Other hands |
None |
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Player |
Two winning hands |
Even Money minus 5% commission* |
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Dealer/Player Tie |
Other hands |
None |
*Commission is rounded up to a quarter of the lowest chip denomination in the game.
The House Way
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Hand Ranks |
Hand Combinations |
More Hand Details |
Split |
| Five of a kind | Hand contains two Kings | The two cards will be the two Kings | |
| Otherwise | The two cards will be two Aces | ||
| Royal Flush | Royal Flush and 3-of-a-kind | The two cards will be two from the 3-of-a-kind | |
| Royal Flush and Pair | One Pair that uses Joker, and still have a Flush after removing the Joker and the Ace | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | |
| One Pair, Joker, and still have a Flush after removing the Pair | The two cards will be the pair | ||
| One Pair, Joker, and still have a flush after removing the Joker | Follow the steps described for "Flush and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| One Pair composed of Ace and Joker, where the Ace is also used by the flush | The two cards will be the 2nd and 3rd highest | ||
| Any other One Pair, Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the highest singleton not from the flush | ||
| Any other One Pair and flush | Follow the steps described for "Flush and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| Two Pairs where one uses a Joker, and still have a flush after removing a Joker and an Ace | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | ||
| Two Pairs, a Joker, and still have a flush after removing the second pair | The two cards will be the second pair | ||
| Two Pairs where the first ranks 2 or King, and the second ranks Ace | Follow the steps described for "Flush and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| All other Two Pairs | The two cards will be the lowest pair | ||
| Three Pairs | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | ||
| 5-card Royal Flush | The two cards will be the two non-flush | ||
| 6-card Royal Flush with Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the non-flush | ||
| 6-card Royal Flush without Joker | The two cards will be the highest card in the flush and the non-flush | ||
| 7-card Royal Flush with Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the highest card in the flush | ||
| 7-card Royal Flush without Joker | The two cards will be the highest cards in the Flush | ||
| Straight Flush | Straight Flush and Full House | 3-of-a-kind ranks Ace | The two cards will be the Pair |
| Any other Straight Flush and Full House | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | ||
| Straight Flush and 3-of-a-kind | The two cards will be two from the 3-of-a-kind | ||
| Straight Flush and Pair | Straight Flush and One Pair that uses Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | |
| Straight Flush and One Pair | The two cards will be the Pair | ||
| Straight Flush Alone | 5-card Straight Flush | The two cards will be the two non-straights | |
| 6-card Straight Flush starting with Ace | The two cards will be the Ace and the non-straight | ||
| 6-card Straight Flush with Joker in the first or last position of the straight | The two cards will be the Joker and the non-straight | ||
| Any other 6-card Straight Flush | The two cards will be the last card in the straight and the non-straight | ||
| 7-card Straight Flush starting with an Ace and with a Joker in the second or last position of the straight | The two cards will be the Ace and the Joker | ||
| Any other 7-card Straight Flush starting with an Ace | The two cards will be the Ace and the last card in the straight | ||
| 7-card Straight Flush starting with a Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the last card in the straight | ||
| 7-card Straight Flush with a Joker in the second position of the straight | The two cards will be the Joker and the first card in the straight | ||
| 7-card Straight Flush ending with a Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the sixth card in the straight | ||
| 7-card Straight Flush with a Joker in the sixth position of the straight | The two cards will be the Joker and the last card in the straight | ||
| Any other 7-card Straight Flush | The two cards will be the two last cards in the straight | ||
| Four of a Kind | 4-of-a-kind and 3-of-a-kind | When the rank of the 4-of-a-kind is 1 above or below the rank of the 3-of-a-kind | The two cards will be two from the 3-of-a-kind |
| Any other 4-of-a-kind and 3-of-a-kind | The two cards will be the highest cards | ||
| 4-of-a-kind and a Pair | When the rank of the 4-of-a-kind is greater than the rank of the Pair | The two cards will be two from the 4-of-a-kind | |
| Any other 4-of-a-kind and a Pair | The two cards will be the Pair | ||
| 4-of-a-kind and two singletons | The two cards will be the two singletons | ||
| Full House | Full House and Pair | An Ace 3-of-a-kind, a Pair of 2s and a Pair of 3s | The two cards will be two Aces |
| Any other Full House and Pair | The two cards will be the higher Pair | ||
| Full House and Two Singletons | Full House where the Pair is higher than the Two Singletons hand | The two cards will be the Pair | |
| Full House where the Pair is lower than the Two Singletons hand | The two cards will be the Two Singletons | ||
| Flush | Flush and Full House | 3 Aces in the Full House | The two cards will be the pair |
| 3 Tens or better in the Full House | The two cards will be two from the 3-of-a-kind | ||
| Any other Flush and Full House | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | ||
| Flush and 3-of-a-kind | 5-card Flush | The two cards will be the two non-flush | |
| 6-card Flush with Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the non-flush | ||
| 6-card Flush without Joker | The two cards will be the highest card in the flush and the non-flush | ||
| 7-card Flush with Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the highest card in the flush | ||
| 7-card Flush without Joker | The two cards will be the highest cards in the Flush | ||
| Flush and Pair | One Pair that uses Joker, and still have a Flush after removing the Joker and the Ace | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | |
| One Pair, Joker, and still have a Flush after removing the Pair | The two cards will be the pair | ||
| One Pair, Joker, and still have a flush after removing the Joker | Follow the steps described for "Flush and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| One Pair composed of Ace and Joker, where the Ace is also used by the flush | The two cards will be the 2nd and 3rd highest | ||
| Any other One Pair, Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the highest singleton not from the flush | ||
| Any other One Pair and flush | Follow the steps described for "Flush and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| Two Pairs where one uses a Joker, and still have a flush after removing a Joker and an Ace | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | ||
| Two Pairs, a Joker, and still have a flush after removing the second pair | The two cards will be the second pair | ||
| Two Pairs where the first ranks 2 or King, and the second ranks Ace | Follow the steps described for "Flush and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| All other Two Pairs | The two cards will be the lowest pair | ||
| Three Pairs | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | ||
| Otherwise | Follow the steps described for "Flush and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| Straight | Straight and Full House | 3 Aces and One Pair | The two cards will be the pair |
| 3-of-a-kind higher than Ten and One Pair | The two cards will be two cards from the 3-of-a-kind | ||
| Any other 3-of-a-kind and One Pair | The two cards will be the Joker and the Ace | ||
| Straight and 3-of-a-kind | 5-card Straight | The two cards will be the two non-straights | |
| 6-card Straight starting with Ace | The two cards will be the Ace and the non-straight | ||
| 6-card Straight with Joker in the first or last position of the straight | The two cards will be the Joker and the non-straight | ||
| Any other 6-card Straight | The two cards will be the last card in the straight and the non-straight | ||
| 7-card Straight starting with an Ace and with a Joker in the second or last position of the straight | The two cards will be the Ace and the Joker | ||
| Any other 7-card Straight starting with an Ace | The two cards will be the Ace and the last card in the straight | ||
| 7-card Straight starting with a Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the last card in the straight | ||
| 7-card Straight with a Joker in the second position of the straight | The two cards will be the Joker and the first card in the straight | ||
| 7-card Straight ending with a Joker | The two cards will be the Joker and the sixth card in the straight | ||
| 7-card Straight with a Joker in the sixth position of the straight | The two cards will be the Joker and the last card in the straight | ||
| Any other 7-card Straight | The two cards will be the two last cards in the straight | ||
| Straight and Pair | One Pair with a Joker and a Straight without Ace | The two cards will be the Ace and the highest singleton | |
| One Pair, Joker, and still have a Straight after removing the pair | The two cards will be the pair | ||
| One Pair raking King, and a Straight containing Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 | The two cards will be the Ace and the Queen | ||
| One Pair raking Queen, Jack or 10, and a Straight containing Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 | The two cards will be the Ace and the King | ||
| All other One Pair | Follow the steps described for "Straight and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| Two Pairs, and still have a straight after removing the first pair | The two cards will be the first pair | ||
| Two Pairs, Joker, and still have a Straight after removing an Ace and the Joker | The two cards will be the Ace and the Joker | ||
| Two Pairs, and still have a straight after removing the second pair | The two cards will be the second pair | ||
| Two Pairs where the first ranks 2, second ranks lower than 5, and hand lacks Aces and Joker | Follow the steps described for "Straight and 3-of-a-kind" | ||
| All other Two Pairs | The two cards will be the lowest pair | ||
| Three Pairs | The two cards will be the Ace and the Joker | ||
| Three of a kind | One 3-of-a-kind | 3 Aces or 2 Aces and 1 Joker | The two cards will be one from the 3-of-a-kind and the highest singleton |
| 3 Kings & 2 others equal to or higher than Ten cards | The two cards will be the two highest singletons | ||
| 3 Kings | The two cards will be one from the 3-of-a-kind and the highest singleton | ||
| Any other 3-of-a-kind | The two cards will be the two highest singletons | ||
| Two 3-of-a-kind | The two cards will be two cards from the highest 3-of-a-kind | ||
| Pairs | One pair | The two cards will be the two highest singletons | |
| Two pairs | The two cards will be the lowest pair | ||
| Three pairs | The two cards will be the highest pair | ||
| High Card | 1st highest [Joker|A] | The two cards will be 2nd & 4th highest | |
| 2nd highest [K|Q] | |||
| 3rd highest [8|9|10] | |||
| 4th highest [7|8] | |||
| Otherwise | The two cards will be 2nd & 3rd highest |
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