| 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.)
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