ThatDonGuy
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February 1st, 2022 at 9:58:23 AM permalink
I'm reading the Pai Gow Poker rules at Wizard of Odds, and it says that the five-card hand must be "a higher value" than the two-card hand.

The question is, is AA753 a "higher value" than AA?
The "obvious" answer is no, since you should only be comparing two cards, but the Foxwoods "house way" makes no sense unless it is.
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February 1st, 2022 at 11:03:18 AM permalink
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I'm reading the Pai Gow Poker rules at Wizard of Odds, and it says that the five-card hand must be "a higher value" than the two-card hand.

The question is, is AA753 a "higher value" than AA?
The "obvious" answer is no, since you should only be comparing two cards, but the Foxwoods "house way" makes no sense unless it is.
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It is counted as a higher hand for the purposes of ranking pai gow hands.
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February 2nd, 2022 at 2:24:14 AM permalink
You could justify it my saying Aces with kickers is better than Aces without kickers.
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