Pai Gow Poker Strategy

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Pai Gow Poker is a very easy and simple game to understand and even easier to play! It has become a big hit since it hit the brick and mortar casinos and now can be found in nearly every casino online and off. The game is pretty easy to get the hang of, however there are a few things that new players often make mistakes with and can possibly lose their wagers for. The 2 biggest mistakes new players make are not splitting their cards into the right hands and not placing their cards in the correct place on the table.
 
A quick run down of the game is; You are dealt 7 cards which you must use to make your best 2 card hand and your best 5 card hand. On the table there will be a place for the front hand(2 card hand) and the back hand(5 card hand). It is a penalty to place the hands in the wrong place, or to have your front hand ranking higher than your back hand. Hopefully this will help you to better understand how to play Pai Gow Poker and it's strategies. There are two different types of strategies, one a player might use and of course one a dealer might find a bit more handy!
 
Since it can be somewhat difficult when just beginning to play Pai Gow to understand what exactly you should do with the cards you are dealt. Which cards you should put in which hand and so on. No matter what your cards are, your best cards (pairs, trips, high card) should go into your back hand(5 card hand) first, then the next 2 highest cards should go into your front hand(2 card hand). A high pair is 10's or better, a middle pair is 7-9 and a small pair are 6 or lower. A high card, like a high pair is a 10 or better. Below is a table to help you know what to do with the cards dealt to you.

Typical Strategy for Pai Gow

If you have no pair in your hand:
 
Back hand: The highest card
Front hand: The next two highest cards in your hand

If you have 1 pair in your hand:

Back hand: The pair
Front hand: will once again be the next two highest cards

Pai Gow Strategy with Two Pair

If you are lucky enough to be dealt 2 pair in your hand, there are quite a few different ways to play your cards depending on the pairs.

 
Pair of A’s and any other pair:

Back hand: High pair
Front hand: other pair in your hand!

Two high pair:

Back hand: The best pair can be placed here
Front hand: The other pair you have

High Pair and Medium pair:

Back hand: The high pair
Front hand: The Medium pair

High pair and Low Pair with A or K:

Back hand: Both pairs
Front hand: A or K

High Pair and low pair without A or K:

Back hand: The highest pair
Front hand: the Lower Pair

Two medium pair with A or K:

Back hand: Both pairs
Front hand: A or K

Two Medium pair without A or K:

Back hand: Best pair
Front hand: Other Pair

Medium Pair and Low Pair with A or K:

Back hand: Both pairs
Front hand: A or K

Medium Pair and Low Pair without A or K:

Back hand: Medium Pair
Front hand: Low Pair

Two low pair with A or K:

Back hand: both pair
Front hand: A or K

Two Low Pair without A or K:

Back hand: best pair in your hand
Front hand: The other pair in your hand

If you are lucky enough to find 3 pairs in your hand:

Back hand: The second and third highest pair
Front hand: highest pair in your hand

Pai Gow Strategy with Trips (Three of a Kind)

If you have 3 of a kind Aces:

Back hand: Pair of A’s
Front hand: A and next highest card

If you have any other 3 of a kind:
 
Back hand: Three of a kind
Front hand: two highest remaining cards

If you have two 3 of a kinds in your hand:

Back hand: Lower three of a kind
Front hand: Highest pair

If you have a full house in your hand (which is a 3 of a kind with a pair):

Back hand: Full House
Front hand: Other 2 cards

If you have a full house with a second pair (2 pairs and a 3 of a kind):

Back hand: Full House with low pair
Front hand: Highest Pair in hand

Pai Gow Strategy - Straight, Flush, or Straight or Royal Flush:

If you have one of the above with no pair:

Back hand: Lowest full hand
Front hand: Two highest cards

If you have one of the above with 1 or 2 pair:

Back hand: Lowest full hand
Front hand: Two highest cards pair or otherwise.

If you have one of the above with a 3 of a kind:

Back hand: Three of a kind
Front hand: Pair

Pai Gow Strategy with Quads

If you have quads with a 3 of a kind:

Back hand: 4 of a kind
Front hand: Pair from the 3 of a kind

If you have quads with a pair:

Back hand: Four of a kind
Front hand: Pair

If your quads are quad Aces:

Back hand: Pair of A’s
Front hand: Pair of A’s

If your quads are Kings, Queens or Jacks with an Ace:

Back hand: 4 of a kind
Front hand: The Ace

If your quads are Kings, Queens or Jacks without an Ace:

Back hand: One pair from the four of a kind
Front hand: The other pair

If your quads are 7’s, 8's, 9's or 10’s with an Ace or a King:

Back hand: Four of a kind
Front hand: A or K

If your quads are 7’s, 8's, 9's or 10’s without an Ace or a King:

Back hand: one pair from the four of a kind
Front hand: the other pair

If your quads are 2’s, 3's, 4's, 5's or 6’s:

Back hand: Four of a kind
Front hand: highest remaining two cards
 
 

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