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How to Play

The objective of the game is to have higher cards than the bank. Each player receives seven cards which are split into a “High Hand” and “Second High Hand”. The High Hand consists of five cards and the Second High Hand consists of the remaining two.

If you are to win, both hands must be higher than those of the bank. If you only win one of the two this is called a tie and nobody wins or loses. If you lose both hands then you lose your bet.

Once everyone has placed their bets the croupier will deal the cards face down. Each player and the bank receives seven cards. The players are allowed to pick up their cards and rank them by what they think is a good play. They will then be split up into a High Hand and a Second High Hand and put back face down on the table. Once all players have ranked their cards and put them back onto the table the dealer will pick up his cards and rank these the bank way.

The way the bank ranks his cards is very complicated and will therefore not be explained here.

Tip: Pai Gow Poker has an average payout percentage of 97,2%.