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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Hey Str8,
You just got back from Vegas, what the hell is Paigow poker?
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Paigow Poker is a game where both you and the dealer are dealt seven cards. Both you and the dealer divide the seven cards into a "five card" hand and a "two card" hand. The only rule in doing so is that your five card hand must be able to beat your two card hand -- if you have one pair, you can't put it in your two card hand, because that would beat your "Ace high" five card hand.
You win if both of your hands beat both of the dealer's hands. You win 97.5% of your bet.
You lose if both of the dealer's hands beat both of your hands. You lose 100% of your bet.
You push if the result is a 1-1 tie. You get to keep 100% of your bet.
Decisions come when you have two pair, and have to decide to keep them together in your five card hand, or to split them up and put the big pair in your five card hand and the little pair in your two card hand. Other decisions come when you have a straight or a flush, with really bad other two cards, and choosing whether to keep the straight or flush together (which basically guarantees you a push), or turning it into a worse five card hand and a better two card hand, which in some cases gives you a chance of winning.
The term "Paigow" is synonymous with "Really Shitty." If you've got no ace, no pair, no straight, no flush, you've got paigow. Everyone always roots for the dealer to have paigow, so the whole table wins.
str(all your gambling questions answered)8
