When it comes to casino etiquette yes you need to follow them. But while playing the most fun filled and friendly Pai Gow Game? Pai Gow is a card game like you know or poker you can say which comes with less protocols and traditions. Your game play strategy is centered on the way your hand is set so you cannot affect any one else at the game table. As your hands function are independent you are relaxed and happy and so the dealers who check whether a hand is set properly or not. So do you still need to follow etiquette in Pai Gow. Let us find below

All casino games have etiquette when playing card games

You will find when entering a casino that most of the rules for Pai Gow Poker etiquette are identical to those you would follow while playing other casino games. Like, you should avoid touching your cards while they’re being dealt. Even if all seven of your cards are in front of you, wait until the dealer has dealt cards to every player at the table before handling them.

Also, avoid touching your chips after you have placed your bet. If you touch them, the dealer will give you a warning. Also try not to keep other players waiting too long while deciding how to set your cards.

Even though the rules above apply whenever you’re sitting at a Pai Gow Poker table, they’re appropriate for any casino game that uses chips and playing cards.

Pai Gow Poker Etiquette in land casino

You should never touch your cards after you have set them. Your intentions may be innocent, but the dealer might think you’re adjusting them after seeing the banker’s cards.

In land-based casinos, players will have the opportunity to act as the banker. Players normally compete against the banker rather than against each other. As a result, there’s a tendency to not care whether other players see how you have set your cards. It’s common for players, when banking, to immediately begin setting their cards in front of everyone at the table. They often forget that letting other players watch gives those players an edge. If you’re banking, wait until everyone else has set their cards before setting your own.

Also don’t sit hands out when another player banks. You shouldn’t care whether the house or another player who is banking gets your money. In fact, given the choice, you should prefer that a fellow player gets it. Staying in the hand is common courtesy and encourages other players to stay in when you bank.

Few other rules to follow

• Remember also that empty seats aren’t always free. If a chair is tipped, or there’s a marker on the table, a spot may be reserved for a player or a ‘Dragon Hand’ an optional second hand in Pai Gow.
• Some tables don’t allow mid-deck entry, check with the dealer before joining.
• When asked to cut the cards, cut somewhere in the middle of the deck.
• Chips should not be touched after a bet has been placed.
• Players should wait until all bets are settled before collecting their winnings.
• It is customary to tip the dealer, either by placing a small bet for the dealer by stacking chips in front of your main bet, or by pushing chips down the centre of the table toward the dealer, stating clearly “for the dealer”

When playing Mini Pai Gow Poker and the House Way

As a new player of Pai Gow Poker, you may wish to try Mini Pai Gow Poker first. In this version, the player does not set their own hand into the required five- and two-card layout, instead the dealer sets all cards according to the House Way.

The etiquette to follow here is that only the dealer (the croupier) may touch the cards.It is acceptable to ask the dealer for a copy of the House Way, although not all casinos are obliged to show them.

When playing Pai Gow at casinos over the internet

When you play online, you do not need to follow the same Pai Gow Poker etiquette rules as you would in a land casino. As you are the only individual playing online at the Pai Gow table there is no need to be stressed as it you only to enjoy the game with no worries at all of following any game etiquette.