.: Bonus Pai Gow Poker Casino Game Review

Bonus Pai Gow Poker is an exciting table game found at almost every available casino online or offline. If you enjoy the game of poker you will fit easily at home with Bonus Pai Gow and for beginners it is a very simple concept that anyone can learn to play with ease.

Bonus Pai Gow is one of the few table games that offer better odds to the player than any other table game. The reason for this is you are playing a game of poker against the house with the object of the game to beat the dealer. You have two hands to win on so even if one hand loses you can still win on the other hand allowing for a tie and even money.

Bonus Pai Gow Poker is played with a deck of 53 cards including a joker. The joker is a restricted wild card which means that it may only be used to complete hands such as a straight flush, a flush, a straight and a royal flush. If your hand is not strong enough to complete it by using the joker card than the joker will not be used as a wild card, and in turn can only be used as an Ace. You will start by anteing in. You will than receive 7 cards which will be separated to make two hands. Your goal is to beat the dealer on both hands with a 5-card poker hand and a two card low hand. You will then be able to place a side bet also known as the "Bonus Bet".

Once you have made your respective hands, they will be turned up to see if your hand beats the dealer. If you have a winning hand you will be paid accordingly and your "Bonus bet" will be paid out according to the bonus payout chart for Pai Gow Poker.

A few things to remember, your bonus bet is optional and is wagered on your seven card hand not your two card hand. The bonus bet is not played against the dealer but rather a sequence of hands that qualify. As an example; a pair of 10's will not qualify you for the bonus even if you beat the dealer. You will need a least three of a kind in order to qualify.The following is a list of payouts for winning any of the bonus bets in Pai Gow.

• Straight (five cards in sequence) pays 2:1
• Three of a kind (three cards of the same denomination) pays 3:1
• Flush (five cards of the same suit) pays 4 to 1
• Full House (three cards of one denomination and 2 cards of another denomination) pays 5:1
• Four of a kind (four cards of the same denomination) pays 25:1
• Straight flush (five cards of the same suit and in sequence) pays 50:1
• Royal flush pays (10, jack, queen, king, and ace suited) 150:1
• Five aces (four aces plus a joker) pays 400:1
• Seven-card straight flush with joker pays 1,000:1
• Royal flush plus pair of deuces pays 2,000:1
• Seven-card straight flush pays 8,000:1

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