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Pai Gow Poker Mastery: Introduction to Pai Gow Poker

Pai Gow Poker is a casino card game that combines elements of the ancient Chinese game Pai Gow with American poker. It's one of the lowest house edge casino games when played optimally.

Key Features:

  • • Uses a standard 52-card deck plus one joker (53 cards)
  • • Both player and dealer get 7 cards
  • • Split cards into 5-card high hand and 2-card low hand
  • • High hand must beat low hand
  • • House edge: only 2.73% as player, 2.84% as banker

Why Learn Pai Gow Poker?

  • • Slow-paced game perfect for beginners
  • • High push rate means longer playing sessions
  • • Opportunities to bank against other players
  • • Complex strategy rewards skilled players