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Pai Gow is a centuries old game that originated in ancient China. It was a bit complex and played with tiles that closely resemble dominoes (in fact, many times they were called dominoes, even though they are not). The tiles were split into four groups by a dealer, who then rolled dice to determine which player got which set of tiles. The game was then played from there according to the rules. Variations of the popular game started appearing in China in the 1800s. Not a whole lot is known about who exactly invented the variations or when each one came into existence. What we do know, though is that the game known as Pai Gow Poker has its roots in the original Pai Gow tile game, but is not exactly the same. It is a fusion of both Pai Gow and traditional Poker, thus the name. Pai Gow Poker first started appearing Stateside in California around 1986. Within a year, some Vegas casinos were picking it up and offering a table or two in their casinos that offered Pai Gow Poker. However, it took several years after that for Atlantic City and other jurisdictional casinos to really catch on and start offering Pai Gow Poker as a regular feature. Most recently, online casinos have started offering this unique Poker variation, and the demand seems to be growing as casual gamblers who would rather not be bothered with traveling to gamble have turned to the internet to get their betting fix.
Pai Gow Poker is a unique Poker variation in which each player is dealt enough cards to make two hands. The object of the game is to make the best two hands possible with the cards dealt, and to have both of those hands beat both of the dealer's hands. Here are the rules of the game: The deck used in Pai Gow Poker
is 53 cards- the
standard 52-card deck plus one wild, usually a Joker. Each player must then take
their seven cards and split them into two hands- the best five-card
hand possible (hand behind) and the best two-card hand possible
(hand in front). The Joker may only be used
to complete a flush, straight, or straight flush. If it can
not be used to complete one of these hands, it automatically
defaults to an Ace. If both
of a player's hands beats the dealer, then
they win 1:1 odds on their bet, minus a 5% commission that goes
to the house. For instance, if you bet $20, you get to keep
your bet plus $20 from the house, minus the commission. So you
would get paid out $19.50 in addition to keeping your bet. The two-card hand can not be higher than the five-card hand. If it is, then both hands are considered a foul and the player's bet is collected. At some online casinos, the software will prompt you to fix your hands if you have made this mistake, allowing you to continue play. Read the instructions for the game to find out if this is the case or not.
If a player is the dealer,
they must have enough money in their bankroll to cover all bets
made by the players. The house dealer in this case would become
a player and bet the same amount that the player/dealer did
on their last hand when the house was the dealer. If the player does not have enough in their bankroll to cover or wishes not to cover the full amount, the house has the option of covering half. In this case, the player/dealer must set their hand according to 'house way' rules, just like the house dealer would. Again, check the rules of your table to see if this is an option or not.
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