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Pai Gow Poker in Solano County
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707-644-8851
THE GLASS: $100
Qualifies when a Player or Player-Dealer has a hand rand of nine (9) high with no straight or flush possible. This will only be for seven card hands of 2-3-4-5-6-
7-8-9. (The Joker will always play as an Ace, or to complete a straight or a flush). Any hand with a Joker will qualify for The Glass.
THE BOTTLE: $500
Qualifies when a Player or Player-Dealer has a ranking pair of eights or higher for their front (two card) hand and four-of-a-kind or higher in the back (five card hand). All card in both the two card hand and the five card hand must be natural. The Joker cannot be used (unless as a kicker) to qualify for the Bottle.
THE CASE: $1,000
Qualifies when a Player or Player-Dealer loses with a natural (no Joker) hand ranking of a pair of Jacks or higher for their front (two card) hand and an Ace-high flush in the back (five card hand). The winning hand may use the Joker. One of the two qualifying hands must be in the Player-Dealer position.
THE BARREL: $25,000
Qualifies when a Player or Player-Dealer loses with a natural (no Joker) hand ranking of a pair of Jacks or higher for their front (two card) hand and a Royal Flush for their back (five card) hand. All other players dealt into the hand will receive a Case payout of $1,000.
THE DRUNKEN JOKER
$100-$1,000-5,000
Every hand or consecutive hands that Player or the Player-Dealer receives a hand with a Joker, the will get a Drunken Joker buttonin frond of their position. If they get the Joker three consecutive hand or more, the pay outs at Napa Valley Casino are:
4 Jokers in a row:
$100
5 Jokers in a row:
$1,000
6 Jokers in a row:
$5,000
Only the seated player with a wager in the first position will qualify for Bonus Pay Outs. Players may wager on multiple positions, but only the hand corresponding to their seating position will qualify.
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On Highway 29 Just North of Vallejo (and just North of the ARCO Gas Station)
NAPA VALLEY CASINO, 3466 BROADWAY (HIGHWAY 29), AMERICAN CANYON, CA 94503
Always Gamble Responsibly. If you feel you have a gambling problem please visit adp.ca.gov/opg for free help or call 1-800-GAMBLER
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"No. 2 Hand in Paw Gow"
No under 18 permitted
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Hand Rankings:
1-Five Aces
2-Royal Flush
3-Straight Flush
4-Four of a Kind
5-Full House
6-Flush
7-Staight
8-Three of a Kind
9-Two Pair
10-One Pair
Napa Valley Casino in American Canyon, CA, offers the Bay Area action-packed Pai Gow poker every day of the week!
Pai Gow, sometimes referred to as "double hand poker," is an Americanized version of Chinese Pai Gow (but instead of playing with Pai Gow Chinese dominoes, the game is played with poker playing cards bearing standard poker hand values).
At Napa Valley Casino we offer free Pai Gaw lessons twice a week. Our patrons come from all over the Bay Area-we are located just a North of Vallejo heading toward Napa, on Highway 29. We offer our guests free amenities including sandwiches, dinner plates, coffee, soda, and water ... so please come on in and be our guest.
HOW TO PLAY PAI GOW
Pai Gow is played with a standard 52-card deck, and a single joker. The table is set for six players plus the dealer and each player tries to beat the banker (who may be the casino dealer, or one of the other players at the table).
The object of the game is for a player to create two poker hands out of the seven-card hand dealt to them by the dealer. The player must make a five-card poker hand and a two-card poker hand. The five-card poker hand value must be better than the two-card hand. The two-card hand is played "in front" or "on top" of the five-card hand laid out on the Pai Gow table when the player is done setting the two Pai Gow poker hands.
The hand begins after the cards are shuffled and then dealt to the table in seven face-down piles with seven cards in each pile. Four cards are unused regardless of the number of players.
Betting positions are given a number from one to seven beginning with the player acting as banker for that hand then counter-clockwise around the table. The dice cup (containing the dice) is shaken by the Player-Dealer to determine which position receives the first action hand. The Player/Dealer is always counted as 1,8, or 15. The House Dealer will deal each position a hand according to the sum of the dice. The Player-Dealer's hand is kept face down in front of the House-Dealer.
If no player is seated or "in" on a particular spot, the hand is still dealt to that spot, but then discarded (all seven cards) with the four unused cards.
There are a few variations from casino to casino but this is the basic way the game is dealt.
The Joker in Pai Gow at Napa Valley Casino plays as a "bug," that is, in the five-card hand it can be used to complete a straight or flush; otherwise it is always an Ace.
Win, lose, or draw of a Pai Gow hand is determined when the player's now-separated hands goes head-to-head with the banker's "high" and "low" hands. If only one of the player hands beats the banker then it is "a push," or tie. If both of his hands lose to the banker then he loses. If both the player hands beat both banker hands it is a win.
Californian casinos typically charge a flat fee per hand (such as 5 cents or one dollar) to play, win or lose. Other casinos take out of the winnings by percentage (often 5%, known as the rake). While this may seem high, a hand of Pai Gow poker takes a long time to play compared to a game like blackjack, for example, and there are many pushes so the casino doesn't collect that 5% as often as it would collect the house percentage from other games.
Free Pai Gow Lessons at Napa Valley Casino
Pai Gaw lessons are free once a week at Napa Valley Casino on Tuesdays and Thursday from 6pm to 7pm. Seating for FREE PAI GOW LESSONS is limited to six people so call now to reserve your spot: 707-644-8851. Your name is all that is required to reserve your seat. You will learn:
- Rules of Pai Gow
- Pai Gow Poker Strategy
- Odds & Betting Strategy
It is no wonder our patrons know us as ...
"The Friendliest Casino in California!"
