Odds, Probability & Bankroll
Pai gow house way chart
A pai gow house way chart is a casino rule table that tells the dealer how to split each hand into a high and low component.
Key points
- The chart specifies the dealer’s required split of the hand into high and low components, resolving any legal multiple ways to set the hand. 1
- When not banking, the house edge with a house way chart can be 2.37% to 2.44%. 2
- A house way chart differs from a player strategy chart: the former guides the dealer, the latter guides the player. 3
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Sources
- Pai Gow Tiles wizardofodds.com Defines the house way chart and applies it to Pai Gow Tiles.
- J.B. Advanced Strategy for Pai Gow - Wizard of Odds wizardofodds.com Provides house edge figures for banking and non-banking play.
- Pai Gow Poker Power Ratings wizardofodds.com Defines the house way chart and applies it to Pai Gow Poker.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.