Siena Gaming Guide - Pai Gow

Fortune Poker Pai Gow

Fortune Poker Pai Gow is a fascinating combination of the Ancient Chinese game of Pai Gow and the American style game of Poker.

The game is played with the traditional 52 card deck and one joker, the joker is used as a wild card and may be played to finish off a flush, straight flush, a straight or an ace.

Each player is dealt seven cards after the order sequence is determined by the dealer. The player then creates two different hands from his cards, one two-card hand and one five-card hand. Any hand that is placed incorrectly is an automatic losing hand.

Both hands must be higher than both of the bank’s hands for the player to win. If one hand is higher and the other is lower, it is a tie. If both hands are lower than the bank’s, the player loses. The house will collect a 5% commission on each winning hand.