Here
are a few tips or tricks that will help you map out your strategy
to either maximize your play time and/or your winnings when
playing Pai Gow Poker:
The house advantage
in Pai Gow Poker is 2.5%. However, when a player
decides to be the dealer, the odds are pretty much even. Therefore,
it is advisable for a player to be the dealer as much as possible.
Look for tables that do not have that many players at them.
This way, you have a good chance of being the dealer more often.
Always play the 'house way'.
This means that you will play all your hands the way the house
dealer must play, regardless of whether you are the dealer or
not. This gives you two advantages- it forces you to play in
the most effective way strategically in order to win, and it
also gets you used to playing how you will most likely have
to play if you are the dealer on a particular hand. Here is
a handy chart of the house way. Be aware, though that there
could be slight variations from casino to casino, though they
are usually negligible and make little if any difference in
the eventual outcome:
Combination
of Cards |
What
to Do |
No
pair |
Place the highest
card in the 5 card hand and the next two highest cards
in the 2 card hand. |
One
Pair |
Place the pair in
5 card hand and the next two highest cards in the 2 card
hand. |
Two
Pairs |
- Ace and any other
pair - always split
- Face card pair
and pair 6's or higher - always split;
- Any two pair
6's or under - never split;
- With any other
2 pair, split unless the hand contains an ace - then
play the ace in the 2 card hand;
|
Three
Pairs |
Always play highest
pair in 2 card hand. |
Three
of a Kind |
- Always play three
of a kind in 5 card hand except break up three aces
- Two Three of
a Kinds - play the lowest 3 of a kind as the 5 card
hand and split the higher 3 of a kind.
|
Straight |
- Keep as the 5
card hand
- 6 card straight
- use the highest card in the 2 card hand
- 5 or 6 card
straight with a pair - use the pair as the 2 card
hand
- Straight with
2 pair - play the 2 pair rule.
|
Flush |
- Keep as the 5
card hand.
- 6 card flush
- use the highest card in the 2 card hand.
- 5 or 6 card
flush with a pair - use the pair as the 2 card hand.
- Flush with 2
pair - play the 2 pair rule.
|
Straight
and a Flush |
A flush and a straight
with no pair - play the combination that results in the
highest 2 card hand. |
Full
House |
Split except with
pair of 2's and an ace/king can be played in 2 card hand |
Four
of a Kind |
- Play according
to the rank of the Four of a Kind:
- 2 through 6:
Always keep together
- 7 through 10:
Split unless a pair or ace and picture can be played
in the 2 card hand
- Jack through
king: Split unless hand also contains a pair of 10's
or higher
- Aces: Split
unless a pair of 7's or higher can be played in 2
card hand.
|
Straight
Flush |
- Keep as the 5
card hand
- Split 2 pair
10's and higher, or a pair of aces and any other pair
- Any other two
pair with ace - play the 2 pair as high and the ace
in the 2 card hand
- Play a straight
or flush instead of the straight flush if it causes
a picture card or higher to be played in the 2 card
hand.
|
Royal
Flush |
- Keep as the 5
card hand
- Royal flush
with a pair - play the pair in the 2 card hand
- Royal flush
with 2 pair - play the 2 pair rule
- Split the royal
flush if an ace, king or a pair can be played in the
2 card hand while retaining a straight or flush in
the 5 card hand.
|
Five
Aces |
Split unless pair
of kings can be played in 2 card hand. |
|
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