| All the technical terms you need to understand and play a better Pai Gow game online |
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***PAI GOW GLOSSARY*** |
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This guide to online Pai Gow contains some special terminology which may be unfamiliar. We provide this useful glossary, written in a clear and concise manner, to help you understand the terms and play a better game.
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Banker
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A player bets against the banker in a game of Pai Gow Poker
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Co-banking
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A casino may give the banker responsibility for half of the action while house is responsible for the other half
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Copies
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A tie, when the banker and player receive identical hands, in the case of a copy or tie, the winnings go to the banker
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Dragon Hand
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Hand dealt to an empty seat at the table, sometimes, a player is allowed to play the dragon hand when playing two hands in the same game
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Flush
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Five cards of the same suit of any ranking (for example, 4-5-8-J-K of spades)
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Foul hand
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A 5-card hand (high hand) with a lower ranking than a 2-card hand (low hand), the player should then choose a different 2-card hand
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Four-of-a-kind
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Four cards of the same rank (e.g., 9-9-9-9) the highest-ranked cards win if the dealer and player both have four-of-a-kind
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Full House
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Three-of-a-kind and one pair, ties are broken by the highest-ranking three-of-a-kind (e.g., K-K-K-8-8 beats J-J-J-A-A)
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Hand Behind
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This is the five card hand in Pai Gow because it is placed behind the smaller two card hand
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Hand in Front
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This is the two card hand in Pai Gow because it is placed in front of the five card hand
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High Card
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When no player has at least 1 pair, then the highest-ranking card of each player's five-card hand decides the winning hand
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High hand
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Hand Behind or a five-card hand
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House Way
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A set way that all dealers must use when setting their hands in Pai Gow, and it determines which cards they use in both their hands
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Joker
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A wild card in Pai Gow, you can use it to complete a flush, straight, or straight flush, when If it can not be used to complete one of these hands it automatically becomes an Ace
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Low hand
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Another name for the 'Hand in Front' or two card hand
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Pai Gow
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Pai Gow Poker is a mixture of the ancient Chinese game with classic American Poker
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Push
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A tie hand between the player and the dealer where each holds a combination of winning and losing hands, no money is won or lost
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Royal Flush
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10-J-Q-K-A of the same suit
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Set
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Separating the dealt hand into a five-card hand and a two-card hand
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Shake-Shake
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Another name for Pai Gow Poker
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Split
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To separate the dealt hand into two hands of five and two cards each
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Straight
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Similar to the 'Straight Flush' but not of the same suit, i.e., five cards of different suits ranked in order
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Straight Flush
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Five cards of the same suit ranked in order (i.e., 7-8-9-10-J of Spades)
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Three-of-a-kind
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Three cards of the same ranking (i.e., Q-Q)
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Two Pair
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Two sets of pairs
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Wild Card
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The 53rd card in a Pai Gow deck, and it is usually a Joker
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