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INTRODUCTION Pai Gow Poker is a game played with a standard 52-card deck plus a single Joker. In this game, the 5-card hand is the “high hand” and the 2-card hand is the “low hand”. OBJECT OF THE GAME Obtain a 5-card hand and a 2-card hand which are better in value than the corresponding banker's hand to win.
It is to be noted that, in this game, the term “front hand” is sometimes used to refer to the 2-card hand, and the term “back hand” is sometimes used to refer to the 5-card hand. BETTING LIMITS
Minimum
Maximum
Initial bet
$1.00
$250.00
Joker Plus side bet
$1.00
$249.00
NOTE: The maximum total bet permitted per game is $250.00. HOW TO BET
Select a chip for betting by clicking on a chip situated at the bottom of the screen.
Click in the BET circle to deposit the chip. Repeat until the amount you want to bet is placed on the table, staying within the above-mentioned betting limits. If you want to change your stake, click the CLEAR button and start again. To place Joker Plus bonus bets, the same rules apply, but the bets must be put on the Joker Plus circle. See Joker Plus Bonus Side Bet below.
HOW TO PLAY Once you have placed your chips, click the DEAL button to start the game. Seven cards are dealt to you face up and seven cards are dealt to the banker face down. If you placed a bonus bet, it will be determined at this stage whether you have qualified for a bonus payout. Now you are ready to make your two poker hands: a 5-card hand and a 2-card hand. The value of your 5-card hand must be higher than that of your 2-card hand. There are two ways to make the two hands: Manual Selection Click on two of your cards to make up the 2-card hand. The 5 remaining cards will make up your 5-card hand. House Way Selection Click the HOUSE WAY button and the cards are selected automatically.
Now you can: Click the UNDO button and re-select the two hands. Click the CONFIRM button to confirm your two hands. Your 5-card hand will be compared against the banker's 5-card hand first, followed by the 2-card hand, which is compared to the banker's 2-card hand. Both of your hands must beat the banker to win. NOTE: If you win, winnings are paid to your Espacejeux account immediately.
GAME RULES
A single deck of 53 cards is used (standard 52-card poker deck plus one Joker).
You have the option to place a bonus bet at the start of the game before the cards are dealt (on the Joker Plus side bet) within the set limits.
The joker can be used to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush and a royal flush, but otherwise is treated as an Ace.
The highest ranking hand is 4 Aces, plus a Joker.
Each 7-card hand must be split into a 5-card and a 2-card hand.
The 2-card hand may not be higher than the 5-card hand.
It is to be noted that the following abbreviations are used in the game play history: J = Jack, Q = Queen, K = King, A = Ace, X = Joker; C = Club, D = Diamond, H = Heart, S = Spade. PAYOUTS
If both of your hands are higher in rank than the Banker's corresponding hands, your bet wins and is paid even money (1-1), less a 5% commission of the placed bet to Espacejeux.
If one of your hands is higher in rank than the Banker's corresponding hand and your second hand is lower in rank or equal to the Banker's corresponding hand, it is considered a push and your bet neither wins nor loses (your bet is returned to you).
In all other cases, your bet loses.
HOUSE WAY The rules of house way are as follows: 7 cards containing
5-card hand
2-card hand
High card/No pair
Highest card
2nd and 3rd highest cards
One pair
Pair
Next two highest singleton cards
Two pairs rules Two pairs criteria given below based on following ranking: 2s - 6s = Low pair 7s - 10s = Medium pair Js - Ks = High pair Low pair + Low pair or Low pair + Medium pair
Split the pairs by placing the lowest pair on the 2-card hand unless holding a King or better, in which case both pairs are kept in the 5-card hand and next highest two cards makes the 2-card hand
Low pair + Medium pair or Medium pair + Medium pair
Split the pairs by placing the lowest pair on the 2-card hand unless holding an Ace, in which case both pairs are kept in the 5-card hand and next highest two cards makes the 2-card hand
Medium pair + High pair or High pair + High pair or Pair of Aces + any pair
Always split the pairs by placing the lowest pair on the 2-card hand
Three pairs and three of a kind rules Three pairs
2nd and 3rd highest pairs
Highest pair
Three of a kind (other than Aces)
Three of a kind
Next two highest singleton cards
Three of a kind Aces
Place a pair of Aces
Place an Ace + next highest card
Three of a kind and two pairs
Three of a kind and lowest pair
Highest pair
Three of a kind twice
Lowest three of a kind
2 cards from the highest three of a kind
Straights, flushes, straight flushes and royal flushes rules No pair
When choosing whether to play a straight, flush, straight flush or royal flush, play the category that will allow the highest two cards in the 5-card hand
One pair
Place the pair on the 2-card hand only if a straight, flush, straight flush or royal flush can be played in the 5-card hand
Full house rules
Full house
Always split and place the pair on the 2-card hand unless the full house includes a pair of 2’s and there is an Ace and a King to play in the 2-card hand
Three pairs
Use the three pair rules detailed above
Four of a kind rules
2s, 3s, 4s, 5s or 6s
Keep together and play four of a kind on the 5-card hand and place the singleton highest two cards on the 2-card hand.
7s, 8s, 9s or 10s
Split unless a King or better can be played on the 2-card hand
Js, Qs or Ks
Split unless an Ace can be played on the 2-card hand
Four Aces
Always split and put a pair of Aces on the 2-card hand
Four of a kind with a pair
Play pair in the 5-card hand
Five Aces (four Aces + Joker)
Play pair of Aces on the 2-card hand and three Aces on the 5-card hand unless the hand includes a pair of Kings to be played on the 2-card hand and keep the five Aces on the 5-card hand
TWO-CARD HAND The 2-card hand will be either a pair or two individual cards; no other combination is possible. Any pair beats any two unmatched cards. The highest 2-card hand is a pair of Aces, and the lowest is 2-3. A straight or a flush does not apply within the ranking of the 2-card hand. FIVE-CARD HAND The 5-card hand is ranked according to standard poker rules but with the following exceptions:
the Ace-2-3-4-5 straight is the second highest straight
the Ace-2-3-4-5 straight flush is the second highest straight flush The highest straights, from highest to lowest, are: Ace-K-Q-J-10; Ace-2-3-4-5; K-Q-J-10-9. The lowest straight is: 6-5-43-2. The highest straight flushes, from highest to lowest, are: Ace-K-Q-J-10; Ace-2-3-4-5; K-Q-J-10-9. The lowest straight flush is: 6-5-4-3-2. JOKER PLUS BONUS SIDE BET The Joker Plus bonus bet is an optional bonus wager that the player can place before the cards are dealt. The maximum Joker Plus bet allowed is $249.00. This bonus bet must be made along with an initial regular bet, and can be a bet of a different amount that the regular game bet. In case of a win with a Joker Plus bet, the bet is returned to the player with the win. No commission is taken on Joker Plus side bet wins. The Joker Plus bonus wager is a winning wager if:
the player has 6 cards of the same kind (red or black) and the 7th is a Joker. In this instance, the bonus side bet will pay 50 to 1 the player has 7 cards of the same kind (red or black). In this instance, the bonus side bet will pay 15 to 1
the player has the Joker in his cards. In this instance, the bonus side bet will pay 4 to 1. If the player places a Joker Plus side bet and does not get one of the hands described above, their bonus bet is lost and the game continues.
Only the highest Joker Plus side bet win is paid per game. NEW GAME At the end of a game:
Click NEW GAME to start another game with one or more new bets. Click REBET to start another game with the same stake amount as your previous bet. RETURN TO PLAYERS Based on an optimal player strategy, this game has a theoretical Return to Players of 98.35% for the base game, and of 93.43% for the Joker Plus side bet. Malfunction voids all pays and plays. © Loto-Québec and its subsidiaries, 2015. Unauthorized copying of any layout or any content by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. Game software is the copyright of OpenBet Technologies Ltd.
