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As with all table games at the casino, Pai Gow Poker comes with a house edge attached. That edge depends primarily on two things: Your skill at the game, and the method the Dealer uses to complete their two hands. This method is known as the “house way,” and you’ll need to tailor your Pai Gow Poker strategy accordingly.

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In many cases in Arrow’s Edge Pai Gow Poker, the player and the dealer will draw as the player will win one hand and the dealer will win the other. Yet, the casino maintains a slight edge because the dealer wins all pushes between hands, while a small fee is also charged to the player on each winning hand.
Pai Gow Poker Gambling Strategy This page is an introduction to how to play Pai Gow Poker, and it’s also a beginner’s tutorial for Pai Gow Poker strategy. I’ll write additional articles about Pai Gow Poker in the future which will go into more detail about the game and its strategies.

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Introduction

This section contains my analysis of the following pai gow poker side bets:

Dealer Bonus

Please see my page on the Dealer Bonus for information on that side bet.

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Fortune Pai Gow Poker

Please see my page on the Fortune side bet for information on that side bet.

Jackpot Pai Gow Poker

'Jackpot' is a side bet I noticed at the Rio in November 2005. The game was closed at the time so the top prize was not evident, but according to the Shufflemaster web site it is alternatively $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000.

The following table shows the probability and return for each possible event. A $100,000 for the top win is assumed and a $5 bet, for a win of 20,000 to one. The table also assumes the player will always set his hand to maximize the value of the side bet, at the possible cost of his pai gow poker bet. The lower left cell shows a house edge of 2.21%, which for a side bet is pretty good.

Jackpot Pai Gow Poker Return Table

Event	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Natural Royal plus Pair of Aces*	20000	12	0.00000008	0.001557
Five Aces plus Pair	400	72	0.00000047	0.000187
Royal Flush plus Pair	200	1560	0.00001012	0.002024
Five Aces	200	1056	0.00000685	0.00137
Royal Flush	100	24560	0.00015933	0.015933
Straight Flush plus Pair	60	11748	0.00007621	0.004573
Four of a Kind plus Pair	40	57648	0.00037399	0.01496
Straight Flush	30	173084	0.00112288	0.033686
Four of a Kind	20	249824	0.00162073	0.032415
Full House plus Pair	12	150480	0.00097624	0.011715
Flush plus Pair	8	489260	0.00317406	0.025393
Straight plus Pair	6	1155536	0.00749652	0.044979
Full House	6	4024560	0.02610925	0.156655
Flush	4	5631420	0.03653372	0.146135
Straight	3	10145388	0.06581799	0.197454
Three of a kind	2	7470676	0.04846585	0.096932
Nothing	-1	124556196	0.80805571	-0.808056
Total	154143080	1	-0.022088

* Both royal flush and pair of aces must be natural (no joker) for highest win.

If the top prize is less than $100,000, or the player bets more than $5 on the side bet, the return will be slightly less. The next table shows the house edge according to various other wins for a natural royal plus pair of aces according to the win on a to one basis.

House Edge by Highest Win

Natural Royal plus Aces Pays	House Edge
20000	2.21%
10000	2.29%
5000	2.33%
4000	2.33%
3000	2.34%
2000	2.35%
1000	2.36%

Emperor's Challenge

Emperor's Challenge is a side bet I noticed at Hooter's Casino in Las Vegas in April, 2006. The following return table shows the probability and return of all possible outcomes. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 4.171%.

Emperor's Challenge Return Table

Event	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Natural 7-card straight flush	5000	32	0.00000021	0.001038
Wild 7-card straight flush	1000	196	0.00000127	0.001272
Five aces	500	1128	0.00000732	0.003659
Royal Flush	150	26092	0.00016927	0.025391
Straight Flush	50	184644	0.00119787	0.059894
Four of a Kind	25	307472	0.00199472	0.049868
Full House	5	4188528	0.02717299	0.135865
Flush	4	6172088	0.04004129	0.160165
Three of a kind	3	7672500	0.04977518	0.149326
Straight	2	11034204	0.07158417	0.143168
9 high pai gow	40	31080	0.00020163	0.008065
10 high pai gow	5	248640	0.00161305	0.008065
J high pai gow	2	963480	0.00625056	0.012501
Nonpaying hand	-1	123312996	0.79999048	-0.79999
Total	154143080	1	-0.041714

I hear that in Washington State the player must bet at least $5 to qualify for the pai gow hands.

Progressive Pai Gow Poker

The Falls View casino in Niagara Falls Ontario offers 'Progressive Pai Gow Poker'. This is basic pai gow poker with an added $5 side bet.

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The following table shows the return table based on a breakeven meter of 20536.05 bet units, which for a $5 bet is $102,680.24. The house edge at all other times is 11.5428% less 1.1242% for every $10,000 in the meter.

Progressive Pai Gow Poker Return Table

Event	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Natural Royal Flush or Five Aces + pair	20536.05	336	0.000002	0.044764
Wild Royal Flush + pair	200	1260	0.000008	0.001635
Straight Flush + pair	50	11748	0.000076	0.003811
Four of a Kind + pai

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