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The Pai Gow Poker or the Asian poker rather recently has appeared in the European and American casinos and quickly enough became a popular casino game. It is connected by that game assumes a wide variety of tactical actions, dynamism and real possibility of a prize. The advantage of the online casinos in the game gow poker makes the share about 1, 46 %.

The Pai Gow poker is played with one standard poker card pack, which contains one joker. In this game a joker it is impossible to use for drawing up any poker combinations, but only at drawing up of following combinations: royal flush, straight flush and straight in which it replaces any necessary card. In all other cases the joker plays an as role. It means, that it is impossible to use a joker for drawing up of pair, a three or four of a kind with any other cards except an as. We will explain these rules on examples.

Example 1: On hands 8, 9, 10, a joker and the lady – straight.

Example 2: On hands the Lady, the Lady, 9, 10 and a joker – pair of ladies (the three cannot be made).

Example 3: On hands the Lady, an as, 9, 10 and a joker – pair of asses.

So many players participate in game, how many boxes for bets are available on a game table. As a rule, on a table is represented a dragon and the inscription Pai Gow Poker. All the players play against the bank. In the first round a role of the banker for the dealer, further any player can keep the bank.

At the beginning of the game all participants establish the bets in boxes. Further the dealer hands over to players on seven cards (this process in different casinos can occur differently). Players and the banker divide these seven cards on two parts: a high hand – 5 cards and a low hand – 2 cards. At the division of the cards the following rule operates: the high hand always should represent a stronger poker combination, than a low hand. At non-observance of this rule, the player automatically loses. We will consider this rule in more details. For example, you have an as, 6, 9 and two pairs – pair of ladies and a pair of tens. In this case you should leave a pair of ladies in a high hand, and a pair of tens to establish in a low hand. If you have the highest poker combination – pair, it needs to be left in a high hand.

After the players and the banker have divided the cards into high and low hands, cards open and each player compares the cards to cards of the banker. If both combinations of the player above corresponding combinations of the banker, the player receives from the banker a prize at a rate of 1 to 1. If the player wins only on one hand – the drawn game appears and to the player its bet comes back. It is natural that if the player loses on both hands it loses the bet. In case of equality of any combination of the player and the banker, the advantage is given to the banker.

Let’s consider a possible game end. The dealer has divided the cards as follows: a high hand – pair of tens, 3, 4 and 7, a low hand – pair of six. At Tom: a high hand – a three Ladies, 8 and 5, a low hand – an as and a joker (steam of asses). At Bill: a high hand – pair of tens, 3, 5 and 7, a low hand – pair of five. At Steve: a high hand – a four of a kind of jacks and an as, a low hand – pair of the two. At John: a high hand – the king, the lady, an as, 6 and 9, a low hand – an as and five.

Tom has won on both hands and receives a prize at a rate of 1 to 1. At Bill equality of a high hand with the banker – loss and a smaller low hand – hence, Bill has lost the bet. Steve has won a high hand and has lost low, the drawn game appears and to Steve the bet comes back. At John both hands are weaker, than at the banker – it loses the bet.

Attention!   1. The gambling house collects 5 % of the commission from the won player irrespective of it has played as the banker or as a player.

2. The transition of sequence of the game for the bank occurs counter-clockwise. At first the role of the banker is played by the dealer then the player, who is sitting on the right, carries out the dealer, then again the dealer and so on. If the player does not have enough means to play for the banker, he refuses, and the right to play for bank passes to the following player or can play on pair with the dealer. We will notice that the dealer is the banker, at least, in half of games.

The main rule in the Pai Gow Poker consists that the low hand should not be considered as something of type a garbage basket in which dump unnecessary cards. Here often enough it is necessary to endow a strong poker combination on a high hand, for drawing up of two strong combinations. For example, having two pairs it is necessary to divide them, also as well as the full house (full house) – to leave a three in a high hand and a pair in low.

Let’s remind the basic combinations of cards in poker.

In the given material are presented the combination of cards in poker in decreasing order (each subsequent combination is weaker, loses the previous one).

1. Royal straight flush. Royal straight flash is the strongest, senior combination of cards in poker. This combination represents five consecutive cards of one color, where the highest card is an Ace, this means a ten, a jack, a Queen, a King and an Ace of one color.

2. Straight flush. This is a combination of five consecutive cards of one color, for example 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 peak. If two and more players have Straight flash than wins the one whose Straight flush begins with a higher card. For example, the player A has 7, 8, 9, 10 and a Jack, and the player B – 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The player A wins against the player B.

3. Four of a kind. This combination represents four cards of one rank with one not coordinated card, for example 7, 7, 7, 7 and the Queen. If two and more players have this combination, wins the one, whose combination has the highest cards. For example the player A has a 10,10,10,10 and 7 combination and at the player B – 6, 6, 6, 6 and the King. The player A wins against the player B.

4. Full house. This combination of cards represents three cards of one rank (Three of kind) with two cards of other rank (Pair), for example 6, 6, 6 and 10, 10. If two and more players have the full house wins the one whose three cards of one rank are the highest. For example the player A has a combination of 8, 8, 8 and pair of Queens and the player B has 5, 5, 5 and a pair of aces. The player A wins against the player B.

5. Flush. This combination of cards represents any five cards of one color, for example 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9 peak. If at two and more players have flush, wins the one who has the highest card (at equality of the highest cards, the winner is defined by the second highest card and so on).

Example 1: The player A has 2, 4, 6, 7 and the King peak, the player B has 3, 5, 6, 7 and a Jack of clubs. The player A wins against the player B (the highest card of the player A, the king, is higher than the highest card of the player B – a Jack).

Example 2: The player A has 5, 6, 8, a Jack and a queen of spades, the player B has 2, 3, 8, 10 and the Queen of clubs. The player A wins against the player B (at equality of the highest cards – Queens, player’s A second high card is the Jack, which is higher than 10 of the other player.

6. Straight. This combination of cards represents five consecutive cards. For example 9 peaks, 10 peak, a Jack of clubs, the Queen of clubs and the King peak. If two and more players have straight, wins the one, whose street begins with the cards. For example the player A has 9, 10, a Jack, the Queen, the King and at the player B – 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The player A wins against the player B.

Attention! The Ace can be used as for formation of the highest straight (10, a Jack, the Queen, the King and an Ace) as well as for the weakest – an Ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (here the Ace is considered for unit).

7. Three of a kind. This combination represents three cards of one rank with two various cards, for example the King, the King, the King and 5, 10. If two and more players have a three of a kind wins the one whose combination is formed by the highest cards, for example the player A has a three of Kings with 5, 10 and the player B has a three of Jacks with 2 and an Ace. The player A wins against the player B (the King is higher than the Jack).

8. Two pair. This combination of cards represents two cards of one rank with two cards of other rank and one not coordinated card, for example a pair of Aces with a pair of two and 10. If two and more players have two pairs, wins the one whose pair is formed by higher cards.

Example 1: The player A has a pair of Kings and a pair of eights and an Ace, the player B has a pair of Jacks and a pair of three and 6. The player A wins against the player B (Kings are higher than Jacks).

Example 2: The player A has a pair of kings and a pair of eights and an Ace, the player B a pair of Kings and a pair of three and 6. The player A wins (the highest pairs are equal, but the second pair at the player A is higher).

Example 3: The player A has pair of Kings and a pair of eights and an ace, the player B has also a pair of kings and a pair of eights and 10. The player A wins the game (his fifth card is higher).

9. Pair. This combination represents two cards of one rank with three not coordinated cards. For example two Queens and 3, 4, 7. If two and more players have a pair, wins the one whose pair is higher and at equality of pairs – wins the one, who has the highest card in the three not coordinated. At equality of high from the not coordinated ones, compare the second for and so on.

Example 1: The player A has a pair of Queens and 9, 8, 7 and the player B has a pair of Queens and 2, 3, 4. The player A wins (at equality of pairs the highest card of the player A is 9 and it is higher than the player’s B highest card – 4).

Example 2: The player A has a pair of Queens and 9, 8, 7 and the player B has a pair of Jacks and 2, 3, 4. The player A wins against the player B (the Queen is higher than Jacks).

Example 3: At the player A has a pair of Queens and 9, 8, 7 and the player B has a pair of Queen and 9, 3, 4. The player A wins against the player B (at equality of pairs and first highest cards, the player’s A second card 8 is higher than the one of the player B- 3).

Example 4: The player A has a pair of Queens and 9, 8, 7. The player B has a pair of Queens and 9, 8, 4. The player A wins against the player B (at equality of pairs and first two highest cards, the player’s A fifth card 7 is higher than the fifth card 4.

10. High card. This combination of cards is without whatever combinations of cards, for example 3, 7, 10, the peak King and an Ace of clubs. If two or more players have the highest card, wins the one whose highest card has more rating value. If the highest cards are identical, the second are compared and so on.

Example 1: The player A has 3, 7, 10, the King peak and an Ace of clubs. The player B has 5, 6, 9, a Queen of spades and the king of clubs. The player A wins against the player B.

Example 2: The player A has 3, 7, 10, the King peak and an Ace of clubs. The player B has 5, 6, 9, a Queen of clubs and an Ace peak. The player A wins against the player B (the first high cards are equal, the second highest card (the King) of the player A is higher than the one of the player B.