British Columbia Pai Gow Poker House Way
British Columbia Pai Gow Poker House Way
June 24, 2021
Author 77baji
- No pair: In the high hand, use the highest card, then in the low hand, use the second and third highest cards.
- One pair: In the high hand, use the pair, and in the low hand, use the highest cards.
- Two pairs: Always play the lowest pair in the low hand.
Low Pair = 2~6
Medium Pair = 7~10
High Pair = Jacks~Kings
a) Low and Low/Medium: Split unless holding a King/Queen or King/Jack or better, then play two pairs in the high hand.
b) Low and High: Split unless holding an Ace, then play two pairs in the high hand.
c) Medium and Medium: Split unless holding an Ace, then play two pairs in the high hand.
d) High and Medium/High: Always split.
e) Aces and any Pair: Always split. - THREE PAIRS: For the low hand, use the highest pair.
- THREE OF A KIND: Play in the high hand at all times.
- (TWO) THREE OF A KIND: To utilize in the bottom hand, split the highest three of
a kind.
Exceptions:
a) Playing two Aces (Ace and Joker) in the high hand with the top cards in the low hand when you have a five-card Straight or Straight Flush that is Ace high and includes a Joker.
b) Exception: If you have a six- or seven-card Straight or Straight Flush that starts with an Ace and includes a Joker, play the lower Straight (9 through King/8 ~Queen) in the high hand with the Ace, King, Ace, and other cards in the low hand.
With a single pair: If a Straight, Flush, Straight Flush can be kept in the high hand, play pair in the bottom hand. If not, proceed as if you were playing No Pair.
Exceptions:
a) Play the Ace (or Joker) in the low hand and the pair in the high hand with an Ace/Joker and a pair of 10" through Kings.
With Two Pairs: Use the "Two Pairs" rule.
With Three Pairs: Use the "Three Pairs" rule.
With Three of a Kind: Split the Three-of-a-Kind, yielding a pair in the low hand while keeping the Flush or Straight in the top.
With Full House: Use the "Full House" rule.
FULL HOUSE: A Full House plus two odd cards is almost always split, with the pair in the low hand. If you have a Full House and the odd cards are an Ace and a King, you can play the Ace and King in the low hand while keeping the Full House in the high hand. Exceptions: Play the top pair in the low hand if you have a Full House and a Pair. - NEVER SPLIT A FOUR OF A KIND (with three odd cards): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6" retain in the high hand;
- Split 7, 8, 9, 10 unless the bottom hand has an Ace to play; J, Q, K, A" always split.
- FOUR OF A KIND (with pair): In the high hand, play four of a kind and the pair in the bottom hand.
- Split four Aces except if the three of a kind is Kings.
- FIVE ACES: Split your hand in half and play two Aces in the low hand.
- Play the Kings in the low hand if you have five Aces and two Kings.