The seated Player has absolute authority on how the hand is set. Anyone may bet on a seated Player's hand (community wager) if: (1) the seated Player allows the bet, and (2) the additional bet is at least the table minimum and does not cause the total wager to exceed the house table limit. Once the house's hand is exposed, the Players may not touch their cards for any reason. The house, whether Banking or not, always sets its hand last. The Dealer distributes the hands to the Players as determined by the indicator light or a dice total. The game begins with the house dealing out seven hands of seven cards each. The house handles all bets and charges a five-percent commission on all winning bets. If both of the Player's hands rank exactly the same as the Banker's hands, this is a tie, and the Banker wins all tie hands. If the Player wins one hand and loses the other, the bet is a push. The Banker wins if both front and back hands beat the Player's hands. The Player wins if both the front and back hands beat the Banker's corresponding hands. Hands are ranked as traditional poker hands. To win, both of the Player's hands must be higher than the Banker's two hands.

The Player must arrange their hands as such: a two-card 'second highest' or 'low' front hand and a five-card 'highest' or 'high' back hand. The object of Pai Gow Poker is to make two separate hands, using the seven cards each Player is dealt. Natural (Suited) Royal Flush or Five Aces If this bet wins and you also have a pair in your two-card hand, you will win an even higher payoff.

This wager is a separate bet and wins or loses regardless of the outcome of the Pai Gow Poker bet. The Player is betting that five (5) of their seven (7) cards will be a high enough poker rank to receive a progressive payout. The progressive version of the game offers the Player an option to make a progressive bet. That is, each Player, in turn, has the option to 'Bank' the bets against all other Players including the Dealer. Pai Gow Poker offers Players the unique opportunity to turn the tables on the house. The Joker can be used only as an Ace or to complete a straight, a flush, or a straight flush. Unlike the Asian version, which is played with tiles, Pai Gow Poker is played with a standard 52-card deck, plus one Joker. It's a classic western poker crossed with the ancient oriental game, Pai Gow.

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