Introduction to Pai-Gow Poker

Pai-Gow Poker is a card game whereby each player competes with two hands. The player's goal is to have his/he two hands (denoted the high & low hands) rank greater than both of the dealer's two hands. The player is dealt 7 cards and creates two traditional poker hands - one of 5 cards (the high hand), another of 2 (the low hand). The rankings of the 2 hands are based on basic poker rankings. Thus, the highest 2-card hand is two aces & the highest 5-card hand is five aces (four aces + the Joker).