Pai Gow Poker Strategy Guide

The game known as Pai Gow Poker follows usual rules and terminology of poker however it is actually a combination of classic Chinese gambling game called Pai Gow and normal poker. Pai Gow Poker strategies are more complex than normal poker but this is the key point of the popularity of this game as well.

The basic of Pai Gow Poker strategie lays into hand splitting technique. Fortunately several online games provide the option to set your hands automatically by the “house way” method. Here, I am going to introduce Pai Gow strategies and you could follow it by finding the description of your seven-card hand along with following the instruction afterwards.

No Pairs: You have to use the second and third highest cards in the front hand (your two-card hand).
Single Pair: Select the two highest non-paired cards and use them in the front hand.
Double Pair: Usually you have to split two pairs and use the higher pair in the back hand.
Triple Pair: Use the highest one in front hand and the remaining two in the back hand.
Double Three-of-a-kinds: Use the highest possible pair in your front hand.
Flush or Straight: Generally you have to use the straight of flush in your back hand but in case of double pair – the usual two pair rule is applicable if the there is a pair of aces, tens or higher for both pair ore two pair of tens or lower along with an ace.
Full House: Splitting the full house while putting the pair in the front hand – is the general rule but you have to keep the full house together in the back if there is a pair of twos and there is a possibility of a hand of ace/king for the front hand.
Full House, with a Second Pair: The Pai Gow strategie is – use the rest of the pair as a full house in the back while keeping the highest pair in the front.
Four of a kind: In case of sixes or lower, the Pai Gow strategie is to keep the quads in the back. However, in case of quads between sevens and tens and there is no ace and face card in the front– split the pairs.
Straight Flush: Using you Straight flush in the Back is the standard rule.
Royal Flush: Usually you have to play the royal flush in the back.
Five Aces: keep a pair of aces in the front and rest in the back.