How
to Play PaiGow:
The
Game
Pai Gow Poker is the fusion of American Poker
and the ancient Chinese dominos game of Pai
Gow. Played with a standard 52-card deck and
1 wild card, the objective of the game is
to assemble two hands of cards that rank higher
than the banker's two hands.
Rules
The player is dealt 7 cards that are arranged
into two hands: five-card hand and a two-card
hand. The five-card hand is put in the same
hierarchy as standard poker hands. The two-card
hand can either be a pair or not. The highest
two-card hand is Aces; the highest five-card
hand is a royal flush. However you need to
keep in mind that because of the wild card
it is possible to have five Aces, which ranks
higher than a royal flush. The five-card hand
has to rate higher than the two-card hand.
Once the player arranges the two hands, the
banker will split his/her hands and the game
will play itself out. The player wins when
both of his\her hands are rated higher than
the bankers. The banker wins all tie results.
If the player has only one hand that is ranked
higher than the banker, then a "push" happens
and no money is exchanged; however, if the
banker has one winning hand and the other
one is a draw, the banker wins.
Wild
Card
The wild card (i.e. joker card) does not follow
the full definition of a wild card. It's restricted
from forming a pair of 10's or Queens. You
can only use it as an Ace or as the fifth
card to complete a straight or any type of
flush.
Payout
Winning players receive even money (1
to 1). Since the odds of winning at this game
is so high, there is a 2% commission on all
of the player winnings. Therefore, your actual
winnings are 98%. No commission is collected
on losing hands or ties.
Progressive
Payout
A progressive jackpot is paid out if any 5 cards
of the 7 cards you are dealt make up a royal
flush. It doesn't matter if you organize them
that way or not. 
