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Pai Gow Casino Game
Pai Gow is Chinese game that has been adopted by many casinos in recent years. The use of Chinese dominoes can make the game seem exotic and complex, however the rules for this enjoyable casino game are simple and easy to understand.
Playing Casino Pai Gow for Beginners
While traditional Chinese Pai Gow is a ring game, this game has been adapted to a casino environment by changing the rules to incorporate a dealer. Bets are placed before the tiles are dealt. Players and the dealer then receive four tiles each which are used to create two ‘hands’.
If both of the player’s hands beat the dealer’s hands then the player wins the amount staked at the beginning of the round. If one of the players hands win and the other loses, the bet is pushed. Should both the players’ hands lose to the dealer, the dealer wins the player’s stake.
Casino Pai Gow Rules
Determining the value of a Pai Gow hand is simple. The player simply tallies the pips on the two tiles and adds them together. If the total number of pips exceeds 9, the player drops the 1 from the total (therefore 16 is read a 6, and 10 as 0). 9 is therefore the highest possible value of a regular Pai Gow hand.
Special Tiles
Certain ‘special’ tiles allow players to score more than 9 or score their hands differently. A ‘Day’ tile with two red dots or a ‘Teen’ tile with 12 dots can be added to tiles valued at 8 or 9 to create totals greater than 9. Furthermore the Gee Joon tiles (1-2 pips, 2-4 pips) can count as either a 3 or a 6 when combined with the other tile in the hand.
Pairs
If any Pai Gow hand contains two matching tiles this tile will outscore any non-pair hand, irrespective of that hand’s value. If both the player and the dealer have a pair, the more ‘valued’ pair wins the hand. Pairs are ranked according to appearance rather than pip value.
Casino Pai Gow Strategy
Despite its simplicity, the Pai Gow casino game requires a sound strategy. This is because players are left to determine the composition of each 2 tile hand using the 4 tiles at their disposal. They can therefore either attempt to beat the dealer by creating a front hand/back hand combination that will beat the dealer’s hand, or by finding a way of generating a tie by creating a single strong hand and a weak hand.
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