To qualify as a Player-Dealer, you must have wagered a minimum of three (3) times as a Player during that round of play and wagered in that seat location the previous hand. When the Player-Dealer and a Player have the same ranking combinations, it is called a “COPY” and the Player-Dealer is the winner.Įach Player has the opportunity to act as Player-Dealer for up to two consecutive hands, if they choose, or they may decline and the next qualifying Player has the option.
If one set is superior and the other is not, it is a “push” and neither wins. The object of the game is for Players to set their tiles into the two best combinations of two tiles.Ī Player wins if both sets are of higher value when matched to the Player-Dealer’s combinations. There are 32 tiles that are arranged into 16 pairs.Įach Player is “dealt” four tiles. The ancient game of Pai Gow is played using Chinese tiles similar, in appearance only, to American dominoes.
