Pai Gow Poker is played using a standard 53 card deck, including a Joker. The joker can only be used to complete a straight, flush, or straight flush, otherwise it is treated as an ace.
House Way
Golden Palace Casino the House Way is a set of rules that describes how the dealer arranges his hand. You can use the House Way on your own hand as well, by clicking the House Way button.
The "front" refers to the two card hand and the "back" refers to the five card hand.
* No pair:
Place the highest card in the back and the next two highest cards in the
front.
* One pair:
Place the pair in back and the next two highest cards in the front.
* Two pair:
Play two pair in back, except split in the following situations:
o One pair is 7's or greater and no ace singleton.
o Pair of jacks or better and 6's or better and an ace singleton.
o Pair of aces and any other pair.
* Three pair:
Always play highest pair in front.
* Three of
a kind: Always play three of a kind in back except break up three aces.
* Full house:
Split except with pair of 2's and an ace/king can be played in front.
* Full house
with three of a kind and two pairs: Play the highest pair in front.
* Three of
a kind twice: Always play highest pair in front.
* Straights,
flushes, straight flushes, and royal flushes:
Always play straight or flush in the high hand except play as a two pair
if one of the following:
o Any two pair and an ace singleton.
o Pair of jacks and pair of 6's.
o Pair of aces and any other pair.
With a six or seven card straight or flush put the highest hand possible
in front while maintaining the straight or flush in back.
Play staight or flush over straight flush to improve front hand to jack
or better.
Play staight or flush over royal flush to improve front hand to king or
better.
* Four of
a kind: Play according to the rank of the four of a kind:
o 2 through 6: Always keep together.
o 7 through 10: Split unless an ace or better can be played in front.
o Jack through king: Split unless hand also contains a pair of 10's or
higher.
o Aces: Split unless a pair of 7's or higher can be played in front.
* Five aces:
Split unless pair of kings can be played in front.
After the hands have been arranged, your hands are compared to these of the dealer’s and the winner is determined:
* If both
the dealer’s hands are higher, you lose your bet.
* If one
of the dealer’s hands is higher, one lower, it is a push and your bet is
returned.
* If both
your hands are higher, you win even money on your bet (1 to 1) minus 5%
bank commission.
In case of an exact match between hands (called a copy) the tie goes to the banker.
Red Dog Poker
In Red Dog Poker, number cards count as their face
value, Jack is 11, Queen is 12, King is 13 and Ace is 14. The suit is irrelevant.
* First, click on the chips to place
a bet. To remove chips from the bet, right click on the chips.
* Click on the Deal button.
* Two cards are drawn. If the cards
are consecutive, it is a push (your wager is returned to you and the round
is over). If the cards are equal, a third card is drawn. If it matches
the first two cards, you win 11 to 1; otherwise it is a push.
* If the two cards are neither
consecutive nor equal, the spread is established. The spread is the number
of card values between the two cards. For example – 2 and 4 have a spread
of 1; 6 and a Queen have a spread of 5.
* Now you have the option to raise
(double) your bet or to call (continue without raising). Press Raise or
Call respectively.
* A third card is drawn. If it
is between the two cards, you win according to the payout table (seen on
the card table). If it matches one of the two cards or is outside the spread,
you lose.
* Click New Game if you wish to
play again. Place a bet as described above, or click Rebet to place the
same bet again.
