Here
are
Pai
Gow
Poker
optimum hand selections based on cards
dealt. For simplicity's sake, we have called any pair of
2's through 6's a "low pair", 7's through J's a
"medium pair", and Q's through A's a "high
pair".
Your
hand |
5-card
hand selection |
2-card
hand |
No
Pair: |
the
highest card |
the
next two highest cards |
One
pair: |
the
pair |
next
two highest cards |
Two
Pair: |
|
|
Pair
of A's and any other Pair: |
high
pair |
other
pair |
Two
High Pair: |
best
pair |
other
pair |
High
Pair and Medium Pair |
high
pair |
medium
pair |
High
Pair and Low Pair with A or K |
both
pair |
A
or K |
High
Pair & Low pair w/out A or K |
highest
pair |
low
pair |
Two
Medium Pair with A or K |
both
pair |
A
or K |
Two
Medium Pair without A or K |
best
pair |
other
pair |
Medium
Pair & Low Pair with A or K |
both
pair |
A
or K |
Medium
Pair & Low Pair w/out A or K |
medium
pair |
low
pair |
Two
Low Pair with A or K |
both
pair |
A
or K |
Two
Low Pair without A or K |
best
pair |
other
pair |
Three
Pair: |
second
and third highest pair |
highest
pair |
Three
of a Kind: |
|
|
Three
A's |
pair
of A's |
A
and next highest card |
All
others |
three
of a kind |
two
highest remaining cards |
Three
of a Kind twice: |
lower
three of a kind |
highest
pair |
Full
House: |
|
|
With
two pairs |
full
house with low pair |
highest
pair |
Pair
is 2's with A or K |
full
house |
A
or K |
All
others |
three
of a kind |
the
pair |
Straight,
flush & Royal Flush: |
|
|
With
no pair |
lowest
full hand |
two
highest cards |
With
one or two Pair |
lowest
full hand |
2
highest cards, pair or o/wise |
With
Three of a Kind |
full
hand |
pair |
With
Full House |
three
of a kind |
pair |
With
Three of a Kind twice |
lower
three |
highest
two |
Four
of a Kind: |
|
|
With
Three of a Kind |
four
of a kind |
pair
from the three of a kind |
With
a Pair |
four
of a kind |
pair |
Four
A's |
pair
of A's |
pair
of A's |
J's
through K's with an A |
four
of a kind |
the
A |
J's
through K's without an A |
one
pair from the four |
the
other pair |
7's
through 10's with A or K |
four
of a kind |
A
or K |
7's
through 10's without A or K |
one
pair from the four |
the
other pair |
2's
through 6's |
four
of a kind |
highest
remaining two |