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05-13-2008

Pai Gow Video Poker

Pai Gow Poker is a combination of the ancient Chinese game of Pai Gow and the game of Poker. It is a rather simple game but is offers many strategic options. You can either go for the fast way and the quick win or play conservatively for little money and maximize your playing time. It is hard to win a lot of money in Pai Gow but on the other hand it is also hard to lose a lot of it.

The game is played with a deck of 52 cards, including one joker. This joker is a wild card but it can only be used as an Ace or to complete a Straight, Straight Flush or Royal Flush. Ranks and values of the hands are the same as in basic Poker. After you place your bet, simply done by placing a chip in front of you on the table, each player and the dealer will get seven cards. Now you have to split up your seven cards into two hands. One hand with five cards and one with two cards. The only thing you always have to consider when splitting up your hand is: the five card hand must always outrank the two card hand.

For instance: You have a pair of fives and a pair of sevens in your original hand. The pair of fives must go into the two card hand and the sevens have to be in the five card hand. If your two card hand ranks higher than your five cards you automatically lose the game. Once all the players have arranged their cards the dealer will turn over his cards and split them up as well. He must also arrange them in the same way you just did, with the five cards higher than the two. The objective of the game is for both of the player's hands to rank higher than both of the dealers hands. After the dealer has split up his cards he starts to compare his cards with the player's hands in turn.

The Pai Gow player's two-card (low) must now beat the dealer's two-card hand and the player's five cards (high) must also beat the dealer's five card hand. Only then you win. If your low-card beats the dealer's low-card and loses on the high-card, or reversed, it is considered a push. In case of a push, which very often happens, no money will be exchanged and the hand is over. If either one of your hands rank the same as the dealer's it is called a tie. The dealer wins all the ties.

Since in this system lots of hands end up with a push, especially with low-cards, the casino does not make so much money out of it as it would like. So the casino charges a 5% commission on any winning bet. No commission is charged on a push or a lost bet. Most casinos want the commission right away. This means in case you win your game you have to throw the dealer a quarter on a five dollar win. You will only win $4.75. Other casinos keep track of the money you owe and you can settle up when you leave the table.

Aces and Eights video poker - Description & Objectives:
Video Poker is a game of draw poker, in which the player is dealt 5 cards face up. The player then decides which cards to keep or "hold" and which cards to discard. The player simply clicks on each card he/she wishes to hold with the mouse. Then when the "Deal" button is clicked, new cards will be dealt where the discarded cards once appeared. Your final hand determines whether you win or lose the game.

Video Poker Hands (Highest To Lowest)

Hand Name	Description	Example
Royal Flush	A, K, Q, J, 10 of same suit	AH, KH, QH, JH, 10H
Straight Flush	5 cards of same suit in sequence	7S, 6S, 5S, 4S, 3S
4 of a Kind	4 cards of same rank	6S, 6H, 6D, 6C
Full House	3 of a kind, plus a pair	2S, 2H, 2D, 3S, 3H
Flush	5 cards of same suit	9D, 8D, 6D, 4D, 2D
Straight	5 cards in sequence, mixed suits	7D, 6S, 5H, 4C, 3H
3 of a Kind	3 cards of same rank	7S, 7D, 7C
Two Pair	2 pairs of different rank	6S, 6H, 4D, 4C
One Pair	1 pair (2 cards) of same rank	KH, KD