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Pai Gow Poker
is a card game played with a 53-card deck consisting of a
standard deck of 52 cards plus one Joker. In this version
of Pai Gow Poker, the banker (or house) always plays as
the dealer and covers all bets, and the player only
competes against the dealer. The player receives seven
cards, which must then be “set” or split into two poker
hands: a five-card hand and a two-card hand. Once split,
the player’s two hands are compared with the dealer’s two
hands to determine the winner.
The bank
pays the winner—minus a 5% commission—and the game ends.
The commission is 5% of the bet and is rounded up to the
next quarter. For example, a minimum bet of $6 would be a
commission of 50 cents. (5% of $6 = 30 cents, but since
the commission is rounded up to the next 25 cents; the
commission is actually 50 cents. 5% of $11 = 55 cents,
which makes the actual commission 75 cents.) |
