Here
are optimum hand selections based on cards
dealt. For simplicity's sake, we have called any pair of
2's through 6's a "low pair", 7's through J's a
"medium pair", and Q's through A's a "high
pair".
|
Your
hand
|
5-card
hand selection
|
2-card
hand
|
|
No
Pair:
|
the
highest card
|
the
next two highest cards
|
|
One
pair:
|
the
pair
|
next
two highest cards
|
|
Two
Pair:
|
|
|
|
Pair
of A's and any other Pair:
|
high
pair
|
other
pair
|
|
Two
High Pair:
|
best
pair
|
other
pair
|
|
High
Pair and Medium Pair
|
high
pair
|
medium
pair
|
|
High
Pair and Low Pair with A or K
|
both
pair
|
A
or K
|
|
High
Pair & Low pair w/out A or K
|
highest
pair
|
low
pair
|
|
Two
Medium Pair with A or K
|
both
pair
|
A
or K
|
|
Two
Medium Pair without A or K
|
best
pair
|
other
pair
|
|
Medium
Pair & Low Pair with A or K
|
both
pair
|
A
or K
|
|
Medium
Pair & Low Pair w/out A or K
|
medium
pair
|
low
pair
|
|
Two
Low Pair with A or K
|
both
pair
|
A
or K
|
|
Two
Low Pair without A or K
|
best
pair
|
other
pair
|
|
Three
Pair:
|
second
and third highest pair
|
highest
pair
|
|
Three
of a Kind:
|
|
|
|
Three
A's
|
pair
of A's
|
A
and next highest card
|
|
All
others
|
three
of a kind
|
two
highest remaining cards
|
|
Three
of a Kind twice:
|
lower
three of a kind
|
highest
pair
|
|
Full
House:
|
|
|
|
With
two pairs
|
full
house with low pair
|
highest
pair
|
|
Pair
is 2's with A or K
|
full
house
|
A
or K
|
|
All
others
|
three
of a kind
|
the
pair
|
|
Straight,
flush & Royal Flush:
|
|
|
|
With
no pair
|
lowest
full hand
|
two
highest cards
|
|
With
one or two Pair
|
lowest
full hand
|
2
highest cards, pair or o/wise
|
|
With
Three of a Kind
|
full
hand
|
pair
|
|
With
Full House
|
three
of a kind
|
pair
|
|
With
Three of a Kind twice
|
lower
three
|
highest
two
|
|
Four
of a Kind:
|
|
|
|
With
Three of a Kind
|
four
of a kind
|
pair
from the three of a kind
|
|
With
a Pair
|
four
of a kind
|
pair
|
|
Four
A's
|
pair
of A's
|
pair
of A's
|
|
J's
through K's with an A
|
four
of a kind
|
the
A
|
|
J's
through K's without an A
|
one
pair from the four
|
the
other pair
|
|
7's
through 10's with A or K
|
four
of a kind
|
A
or K
|
|
7's
through 10's without A or K
|
one
pair from the four
|
the
other pair
|
|
2's
through 6's
|
four
of a kind
|
highest
remaining two
|
For
a
more
comprehensive
guide
to
Pai
Gow
Poker,
check
out
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Gow
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