Banking in Pai Gow Tiles
I’m banker and there’s four other players at the table. Are wins, losses and pushes based on the other players’ hands versus my hand, or versus the dealer’s hand? Of course the flip side of this is say one of the other four is banker and I choose to play. Is my win loss or push based on my hand versus the banker’s hand or the versus dealer’s hand?
Quote: UP84A question about being the banker in pai gow tiles.
I’m banker and there’s four other players at the table. Are wins, losses and pushes based on the other players’ hands versus my hand, or versus the dealer’s hand? Of course the flip side of this is say one of the other four is banker and I choose to play. Is my win loss or push based on my hand versus the banker’s hand or the versus dealer’s hand?
You play your hand against the dealer's hand. You either win, lose, or push against the dealer's hand. THEORETICALLY other players can play against you as well. But where I've played (mostly the Rio) the other players bet WITH you against the dealer, or choose to sit out.
If you choose to play against the dealer (banker) when another player is dealer, you are only concerned with the dealer's (actually called banker's) hand.
Where I've played (UK) it seems they prefer if you don't play against their bank, they seemed to take great offense when I did once. They usually all pile on their bank as they want the dealer's money.Quote: SOOPOO...the other players bet WITH you against the dealer, or choose to sit out...
So my recommendation to new players is to sit out or, if you really want to, add the minimum to their bank.
Quote: AussieWhen you take the bank you become the dealer and therefore other players are playing against you. I have never heard of taking the bank and having other players play against the casino.
When you bank in tiles, the other players have three options: they can sit out the hand, play against you, or co-bank WITH you and play against the casino. 99% of the time they will co-bank with you, because it's kind of an unwritten rule of etiquette you don't play against a banking player.
Quote: WizardofnothingI Bank every day and have NEver Had anyone cobank
Really?? They just play against you? Or sit out?
Quote: WizardofnothingI Bank every day and have NEver Had anyone cobank
Where do you play? At the Rio there is 'co-banking' on virtually every hand where a player banks.
