Pai Gow Poker
When playing PaiGow poker, the dealer and player will be dealt 7 cards each, which are used to make a five card hand (high) and a two card hand (low). To win, you must beat both of the dealer's hands. If you only succeed in winning one of the two hands, the round results in a tie.
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Rules
PaiGow poker is played with a traditional deck of 52 cards plus a Joker.
The deck is reshuffled after every hand.
The 5-card hand must always rank higher than the 2-card hand. For example, if your seven cards are: Ace, Ace, 9, 7, 5, 4, 3, you cannot place the two Aces as your low hand.
PaiGow Poker follows the standard rules of the Nevada Gaming Commission. The exceptions, however, are that players cannot play the dragon or act as dealer.
Each player is dealt 7 cards and must split them into two separate hands. The first hand is referred to as the "high" and consists of 5 cards. The second hand is referred to as the "low" and consists of 2 cards. The player's low hand is played against the dealer's low hand, and likewise for the high hand. The game follows general poker ranking rules: one pair, three of a kind, etc. (see below).
The dealer wins absolute ties ( i.e. King/Queen vs. King/Queen)
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Card Hands
The Joker card is wild but only used to complete Straights, Flushes, Straight Flushes, or acts as an Ace.
When used in Straights or Straight Flushes the Joker becomes the value and suit needed to complete the hand.
When used in Flushes the Joker becomes the highest value card needed to complete the hand.
If used alone, the Joker becomes an ACE. The Joker can never be used to create pairs other than with another ACE, three of a kind, four of kind, or five of kind hand. The following chart is from highest hand to lowest hand.
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