Pai Gow Poker

Best Online Pai Gow Poker Casinos

Pai gow poker is a version of the chinese game pai gow. In the chinese version of pai gow, dominoes are used instead of playing cards. Pai gow poker is also known as double hand poker in some American casinos.

Pai gow poker is one of the few casino games that employs use of the joker card. Other than the joker, the game is played with a regular 52 card deck.  During each round of pai gow, one player or the dealer is specified as the banker, and the goal is to defeat the banker. The max number of players at a pai gow table is 6.

The objective of the game is to make a two and a five card poker hand, according to traditional poker hands. The five card hand must be the strongest of the two. Other names for the five card hand is "behind" and "big' while the two card hand is called "the front".

Cards are all dealt face down to players. Dice are used to determine the dealer. If a table is empty or missing players, their hands are dealt anyways.

Obviously the only two hands you can make with the two cards are a pair and a high card. Most people aim for a high card ace, a pair is almost a guaranteed win.

Pai Gow Strategy

The best strategy is to get the highest possible two card hand, while still leaving the higher five card hand. One way to get a small edge is to ask the house to set your hand house way, like the bankers. The real key though, is to make sure that you don't overplay your 5 card hand if you can legally make both hands strong.

Online Pai Gow Poker Sites

Below are the top Online pai gow poker sites.

Casino	Software	Bonus	Accepts USA	Reviews
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Rushmore Casino	RTG	100% up to $888		Read Review
Euro Grand	Playtech	300% up to $300		Read Review