In Pai Gow Poker, the rules are determined by the house and referred to as the House Way. The House Way changes from casino to casino (offline) and from software to software (online), but here are the most typical rules. Fortune Pai Gow Poker is a standard Pai Gow Poker game but with an optional Fortune bonus wager. All rules pertaining to Pai Gow Poker as posted on the WSGC’s website will remain the same and not altered in this game. Fortune Pai Gow Poker is an optional bonus bet on the casino game Pai Gow. If you play by the house way, the house edge as a player in pai gow is around 2.37%, though that figure can vary slightly depending on exactly what method your casino uses to play the game. However, if you use the strategy outlined above, you can actually reduce that edge to about 1.90%.

• Appendices
• House Way Strategies
• Miscellaneous

Introduction

The 'front' refers to the two card hand and the 'back' refers to the fivecard hand.

• No pair: Place the highest card in the back and the next twohighest cards in the front.
• One pair: Place the pair in back and the next two highest cards inthe front.
• Two pair: Play two pair in back, except split in the followingsituations:
  • One pair is 7's or greater and no ace singleton.
  • Pair of jacks or better and 6's or better and an ace singleton.
  • Pair of aces and any other pair.
• Three pair: Always play highest pair in front.
• Three of a kind: Always play three of a kind in back except break upthree aces.
• Full house: Split except with pair of 2's and an ace/king can be played infront.
• Full house with three of a kind and two pairs: Play the highest pair in front.
• Three of a kind twice: Always play highest pair in front.
• Straights, flushes, straight flushes, and royal flushes: Always play straight or flush in the high hand except play as a two pairif one of the following:
  • Any two pair and an ace singleton.
  • Pair of jacks and pair of 6's.
  • Pair of aces and any other pair.
  With a six or seven card straight or flush put the highest hand possible in frontwhile maintaining the straight or flush in back. Play staight or flush over straight flush to improve front hand to jack or better. Play staight or flush over royal flush to improve front hand to king or better.
• 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 an ace or better can be played in front.
  • 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 front.
• Five aces: Split unless pair of kings can be played in front.

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Written by:Michael Shackleford

• Appendices
• House Way Strategies
• Miscellaneous

Introduction

• No Pair: Place the second and third highest cards in front.
• One Pair: Pair in back, highest two other cards in front.
• Two Pair:
  Big Pair is Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks: Place small pair in front.
  Big Pair is 10s, 9s, 8s, 7s: Place both pair in back if you can: Put an Ace in front, otherwise split.
  Big Pair is 6s, 5s, 4s, 3s: Place both pair in back if you can: place a King or higher in front: otherwise split.
• Three Pair: Place high pair in front.
• Three of a Kind:
  Aces: Place an Ace and the next highest card in front.
  Kings and below: Place three of a kind in back, two highest cards in front.
• Two Sets: Place pair from higher set in front.
• Straight, Flush, Straight Flush:
  With No Pair: Place the two highest cards in front that will leave any complete hand in back.
  With One Pair: Place highest possible two cards (pair or no pair) in front that will leave any complete hand in back.
  Exception: With an Ace and a pair of Kings, Queens, Jacks or 10s, play the Ace in front and pair in back if front hand can be improved.
  With Two Pair: Play according to two-pair strategy.
  With Three of a Kind: Place complete hand in back, pair in front.
• Full House: Put highest permissible pair in front.
• Four of a Kind:
  Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks: Always split.
  10s, 9s, 8s, 7s: Play four of a kind in back if you can; put at least a King up front; otherwise split.
  6s and below: never split.
  Four of a Kind with a Pair (or Three of a Kind): Play the pair in front.
• Five Aces: Place pair of Aces in front, unless a pair of Kings can be played in front.

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Written by:Michael Shackleford