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Pai
Gow Poker combines elements of the ancient Chinese game of Pai
Gow and
the American game of poker. It is played with a
traditional deck of 52 playing cards
plus one joker. The joker
is used only as an Ace, or to complete a straight, a Flush,
or
a stright flush.
The player is
dealt 7 cards that are arranged into two hands: five-card hand and a two-card
hand. The five-card hand is put in the same hierarchy as standard poker hands.
The two-card hand can either be a pair or not.
The highest two-card hand is
Aces; the highest five-card hand is a royal flush. However you need to keep in
mind that because of the wild card it is possible to have five Aces, which ranks
higher than a royal flush. The five-card hand has to rate higher than the
two-card hand. Once the player arranges the two hands, the banker will split
his/her hands and the game will play itself out.
The player wins when both of
his\her hands are rated higher than the bankers. The banker wins all tie
results. If the player has only one hand that is ranked higher than the banker,
then a "push" happens and no money is exchanged; however, if the banker has one
winning hand and the other one is a draw, the banker wins.
Payoffs
Winning players
receive even money (1 to 1). Since the odds of winning at this game is so high,
there is a 5% commission on all of the player winnings.
No commission is collected on losing hands or ties. 
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