How Do You Play Pai Gow Poker?
When playing this type of poker, 7 cards are dealt to each player, including the banker/dealer. In the case of online casinos, the banker and dealer are the same. In games where 7 poker hands are dealt, the remaining 4 cards are placed in a discard pile.
Before any of this happens though, you must place an ante bet, to buy in to the game. Now it’s time to make some decisions. You must split your cards into two poker hands, a five-card hand and a two-card hand. Just like traditional poker, the hands and card values in pai gow poker are the same. The King, Queen, Jack and Ace rank highest, while two through 10 hold face values.