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Pai gow poker (also called double-hand poker) is a version of pai gow that is played with playing cards, instead of traditional pai gow's Chinese dominoes. The game of pai gow poker was created in 1985 in the United States by Sam Torosian, owner of the Bell Card Club. [1] The game is played with a standard 52-card deck, plus a single joker.
Although some claim that Pai Gow is the first documented form of dominoes, originating in China before or during the Song dynasty., [2] which can only apply to gu pai 骨牌, that is, Chinese dominoes, the game of pai gow (Mandarin paijiu) is not recorded until the late 19th century. Its earliest description is to be found in a collection of ...
Michael Shackleford (born May 23, 1965, in Pasadena, California, United States), also known as "The Wizard of Odds" (a title taken from Donald Angelini), [1] is an American mathematician and an actuary. He is best known for his professional analysis of the mathematics of the casino games.
In pai gow poker, a 5% commission charged on all winning bets is referred to as vigorish. Unlike baccarat, the commission is paid after each winning bet, either by the player handing in the amount from his stack of chips, or by having the vig deducted from the winnings.
The Wizard of Odds is an American television game show hosted by Alex Trebek that aired on NBC from July 17,1973, to June 28, 1974, in which people from the studio audience vied in a number of rounds, primarily games revolving around statistical questions. [2]
The house edge, or vigorish, is defined as the casino profit expressed as a percentage of the player's original bet. (In games such as blackjack or Spanish 21, the final bet may be several times the original bet, if the player doubles and splits.) In American roulette, there are two "zeroes" (0, 00) and 36 non-zero numbers (18 red and 18 black ...
Pyramid poker is a simplified version of pai gow poker, [1] where instead of seven cards, three cards are dealt face down. It uses a standard 52-card deck without jokers . The hand rankings are just like in poker except that aces are always high.
Fan-Tan uses a fixed-odds betting system where all winning wagers are paid according to the true odds of success. The pool of money used to pay off bets is the total amount wagered on all positions, less a house commission, [6] which ranges from 5% to 25% [17] depending on the time and place.