In Pai Gow Poker, the object of the game is to have a higher five-card and two-card Poker hand than the house does.

You play Pai Gow Poker using a single deck that includes a Joker. You are dealt 7 cards, which you must split into two separate Poker hands. These include a two card "front hand" and a five card "back hand." Then you must follow one very simple rule. In this game, your back hand must always be ranked higher than your front hand. In order to win, you will have to out rank both the house's high and low hands. If only one of your hands wins and the other one loses, the hand is considered a push. The Joker may be used to complete a flush or straight. Otherwise, the Joker will be considered an Ace.

If one of your hands is the same as one of the house's hands, the hand is said to be a copy. In these cases, the house will win all copies.

Game Play

After you place a bet, you are then dealt seven cards face up. Then you will split your hand into the front hand and the back hand.

You will then press the "House Way" button after the deal, and the dealer will arrange your cards. The cards should be arranged in a way the will maximizing your probabilities of winning. Once you press "House Way" you will be able to manually rearrange any of your cards. you can even drag and drop cards to develop your game strategy.

You will then need to press "Done" once you have arranged your front and back hands. The Dealer's cards will then be revealed and these will be compared against your cards. Then, if your front and back hands beat the dealer's, you win!

Hand Rankings

• Five Aces- Five Aces is the highest possible hand you can have in Pai gow Poker. This is Four Aces plus the Joker, which is wild.

• Royal Flush- The Royal flush is an Ace, a King, a Queen, a Jack and a 10 of the same suit.

• Straight Flush- A Straight Flush means five cards in order, all from the same suit.

• Four of a Kind- Four of a Kind means four cards of the same rank, and one other odd card.

• Flush- This is when all five cards in a hand belong to the same suit.

• Straight- A straight is five cards in order, but they are not from the same suit.

• Three of a kind- These are three cards of the same rank.

• Two Pair- This means you have two sets of two cards of same rank.

• One Pair- This means two cards of the same rank.

• No Pair- In this hand, you place the second and third highest cards in front.