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RULES OF PLAY

• It is played with a traditional deck of 52 playing cards plus one joker. The joker is used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, or a straight flush.
• The dealer starts the game by determining who gets the first set of cards using a computerized random number selector. Each player then receives seven cards and creates two hands simultaneously, a high hand and a low hand. Both hands must be higher than the bank hands to win. If one hand is higher and the other is lower, it is a tie. If both of the player’s hands are lower than the bank hands, the player loses. The player’s high hand is made up of five cards and the low hand is made up of two cards. Pai Gow Poker is essentially playing two separate poker hands according to traditional poker rankings.
• The nice thing about Pai Gow is that the dealer will be happy to assist you in arranging your hands if you need help getting the swing of things. However, note that the dealer is not responsible for wins or losses. Payoffs are even money and the house collects a 5% commission on all winning wagers.
• All cards will be dealt out regardless of the number of players participating in the game. The dealer will offer the opportunity to bank the game to each player who plays a bet during the last round of play in which the dealer was banker (in counter-clockwise rotation). A player who is banking may only place a bet in one betting area.

PAI GOW POKER HAND RANKINGS

The rank of the cards in Pai Gow Poker, in order of highest to lowest rank are:
Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.
The ranking of Pai Gow poker hands in order of highest to lowest rank are:

1. “FIVE ACES” - Four Aces and a Joker.
2. “ROYAL FLUSH” - An Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit.
3. “STRAIGHT FLUSH” - Five cards of the same suit in consecutive ranking.
   NOTE: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 is the highest straight flush.
4. “FOUR OF A KIND” - Four cards of the same rank.
5. “FULL HOUSE” - Three of a kind and a pair.
6. “FLUSH” – Five cards of the same suit.
7. “STRAIGHT” – Five cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit.
   NOTE: Ace, K, Q, J, 10 is the highest straight; Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 is the second highest.
8. “THREE OF A KIND” – Three cards of the same rank.
9. “TWO PAIRS” – Two sets of pairs in the same five card hand.
10. “ONE PAIR” – Two cards of the same rank in either the five card or the two card hand.
11. “HIGH CARD” – The highest ranking single card in either the five card or two card hand. NOTE: The Joker can be used as an Ace, or as any card needed to complete a straight, flush, straight flush or royal flush.

When comparing two hands that have identical poker combinations, or two hands which do not contain one pair or better, the hand containing the highest single card not contained in the other hand, will be considered the winning hand. If the player and banker both have identical front or back hands, the hand is called a “COPY HAND”. Banker wins all copy hands.

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