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The Dragon Hand

A possible twist to the game is to use a "dragon" hand. The dealer deals out a hand to an empty seat. Any player may choose to take that hand and play it. That player plays both hands, and by doing so he increases his possible gains as well as his possible loses.

The Banker

Pai Gow offers the option of having a player be the banker. The other players, including the dealer, play their hands against the banker's hands. The banker scoops the pot in case of a tie, pays from his own money to winning players and collects any lost bets.

Sometimes the role of banker in a Pai Gow game is rotated amongst the players. If there are six players playing (a full table) plus one dealer, each player will get to be the banker every seventh play. Other games deal out the banker position by zigzagging back and forth from the dealer to the players. A player cannot act as banker if he did not play at least one hand where the dealer was the banker. Some casinos offer the option of "co-banking", a player and a dealer who bank together, splitting between the costs and the prizes.

The banker is the person with the highest odds of winning money. His advantage over the other players is clear: in a "copy" situation, he will win the pot. However, the banker is also the player who risks the most money. In order to become a banker a player must have enough money so that he is able to pay off everyone's bets.

House Edge Chart

Possible Outcomes in Pai Gow Poker
Outcome	Probability
Player wins both	28.55%
Tie	41.47%
Banker wins both	29.98%

Pai Gow Poker Index Values Chart:

This chart shows the chances of different hand combinations of winning the game.

Pai Gow Poker Index Values
5-Card Hand	5-Card Index	2-Card Hand	2-Card Index
9 high	0.0002	3-2	0.0007
10 high	0.0018	4-2	0.0021
Jack high	0.0081	4-3	0.0034
Q-5	0.0086	5-2	0.0046
Q-6	0.0108	5-3	0.0057
Q-7	0.0154	5-4	0.0068
Q-8	0.0209	6-2	0.0079
Q-9	0.0247	6-3	0.0089
Q-10	0.0257	6-4	0.0099
Q-J	0.0257	6-5	0.0108
K-5	0.0265	7-2	0.0118
K-6	0.0299	7-3	0.0128
K-7	0.0374	7-4	0.0138
K-8	0.0479	7-5	0.0149
K-9	0.0586	7-6	0.0164
K-10	0.0654	8-2	0.0178
K-J	0.0671	8-3	0.0187
K-Q	0.0671	8-4	0.0196
A-6	0.071	8-5	0.0206
A-7	0.0829	8-6	0.0222
A-8	0.1019	8-7	0.0259
A-9	0.1245	9-2	0.0292
A-10	0.1453	9-3	0.0301
A-J	0.1575	9-4	0.0309
A-Q	0.1608	9-5	0.0319
A-K	0.1608	9-6	0.0335
pair of 2's	0.1729	9-7	0.0376
pair of 3's	0.2048	9-8	0.0472
pair of 4's	0.2377	10-2	0.0543
pair of 5's	0.2716	10-3	0.0553
pair of 6's	0.3067	10-4	0.0563
pair of 7's	0.3432	10-5	0.0574
pair of 8's	0.3842	10-6	0.0591
pair of 9's	0.4274	10-7	0.0632
pair of 10's	0.4691	10-8	0.073
pair of jacks	0.5125	10-9	0.0921
pair of queens	0.564	J-2	0.105
pair of kings	0.6184	J-3	0.1062
pair of aces	0.6852	J-4	0.1073
two pair 3's high	0.7503	J-5	0.1085
two pair 4's high	0.7543	J-6	0.1102
two pair 5's high	0.7601	J-7	0.1142
two pair 6's high	0.7676	J-8	0.1232
two pair 7's high	0.7767	J-9	0.1414
two pair 8's high	0.7867	J-10	0.1729
two pair 9's high	0.7969	Q-2	0.1931
two pair 10's high	0.8074	Q-3	0.1945
two pair jacks high	0.8146	Q-4	0.1957
two pair queens high	0.8203	Q-5	0.197
two pair kings high	0.8257	Q-6	0.1989
two pair aces high	0.8261	Q-7	0.2027
three 2's	0.8286	Q-8	0.2109
three 3's	0.834	Q-9	0.2269
three 4's	0.8393	Q-10	0.2551
three 5's	0.8446	Q-J	0.2994
three 6's	0.8499	K-2	0.3268
three 7's	0.8552	K-3	0.3285
three 8's	0.8609	K-4	0.3302
three 9's	0.8665	K-5	0.3323
three 10's	0.8718	K-6	0.335
three jacks	0.8771	K-7	0.3398
three queens	0.8823	K-8	0.3487
three kings	0.8876	K-9	0.3641
three aces	0.8909	K-10	0.3895
straight 2-6	0.903	K-J	0.4291
straight 3-7	0.9105	K-Q	0.4858
straight 4-8	0.9176	A-2	0.5196
straight 5-9	0.9211	A-3	0.5217
straight 6-10	0.9246	A-4	0.5242
straight 7-jack	0.9316	A-5	0.5272
straight 8-queen	0.9385	A-6	0.5312
straight 9-king	0.9453	A-7	0.5378
straight ace-5	0.9522	A-8	0.5483
straight 10-ace	0.9623	A-9	0.5647
flush 6 high	0.9658	A-10	0.5892
flush 7 high	0.9659	A-J	0.6248
flush 8 high	0.9662	A-Q	0.6744
flush 9 high	0.9668	A-K	0.7409
flush 10 high	0.9682	pair of 2's	0.7899
flush jack high	0.9705	pair of 3's	0.8116
flush queen high	0.9744	pair of 4's	0.832
flush king high	0.9804	pair of 5's	0.8512
flush ace high	0.9974	pair of 6's	0.8693
full house	0.9984	pair of 7's	0.8884
four of a kind	0.9995	pair of 8's	0.9083
straight flush	1	pair of 9's	0.9268
five aces	1	pair of 10's	0.9439
		pair of jacks	0.9593
		pair of queens	0.9726
		pair of kings	0.9839
		pair of aces	0.9945