Pai Gow Casino
Pai Gow casino games are played in all online casinos and are quite popular amongst online casino poker players. The game of Pai Gow Poker is basically played with a 53 deck of cards that includes a Joker (which is a wild card). The main objective of the game is to create 2 poker hands out of the seven cards you are dealt by the dealer. These hands include a 5 card hand whose total must be more than the 2 card poker hand. The two card hand is often called the hand in the front, on top, small, minor or low hand and the five card hand is generally the hand behind, bottom, high or big. Online casino guides on how to play Pai Gow casino game:
How to Play
The betting coin denominations range from $0.50 to $500. After making your bets click ‘Deal’ where you are given seven cards out of which you must select two cards to be ‘Split’ and then it’s compared against the dealers’ hand. Winnings are determined and online casino payouts are made. The game restarts and you are asked to re-bet. If the game ends in a tie or a ‘push’, bets are returned to you.
Rules:
- Your 5 card hand must rank higher than your 2 cards.
- Ranking of hands are done as per the standard rules
- Joker completes a hand with a straight or flushes and is otherwise counted as an Ace.
- The dealer or the House wins on copied hands.
You win only if your 5 card and 2 card hands has a higher ranking. The winning combinations of cards are as below:
- Five of a Kind – four Aces with a Joker
- Royal Flush – 10, J, Q, K, Ace all of the same suit
- Straight Flush – 5 cards in sequence and of the same suit
- Four of a Kind – four cards of the same rank
- Full House – 3 cards of the same rank with a pair
- Flush – 5 cards all of the same suit
- Straight – 5 cards in sequence
- Three of a kind – 3 cards of the same rank
- Two pair – 2 pairs of different ranks
- Pair – a pair of cards or two cards of the same rank
- High Card – 5 cards of different ranks and suits.