Pai Gow Poker is a Other game offered by Playtech games provider.

Pai Gow Poker is very heavily based on the typical five-card version of poker played by experienced gamblers, bored school kids and the main characters in Desperate Housewives, but has a twist in its tail. Instead of five cards you get seven, and instead of changing your cards to get an elusive hand, you must split your hand of seven into a conventional poker hand of five, and a 2nd highest hand, which you'll tend to hope is a pair.

You need to select your bet first. Minimum bet is $1, maximum is $300. The highest available payout is even money minus a 5percent commission (ergo a $300 bet, if it wins, will return you a profit of $285). Your strategy is to get the best possible five-card hand - arranged by the game as your Highest hand - by selecting two cards from your initial seven to split off and become your 2nd Highest.

If both the dealers hands are higher than yours, you lose your bet. If one of you hands is higher and the other is lower, the round results as a push and your bet is returned. If both your hands are higher, you win even money on your bet (1 to 1) minus 5percent bank commission.

Pai Gow Poker is a fairly enjoyable twist on five-card poker. There is a lower skill element, as all your cards are there in front of you and speculating therefore plays no part. However, trying to retain a decent 2nd Highest hand while making sure that your five-card hand is as strong as it can be adds a layer of strategy.