The house advantage in Pai-Gow Poker comes from two sources: the fact that ties (or Copies) go to the dealer, and the 5% commission when a player wins. When players follow the House Way of splitting cards the house advantage is just over 2.5%. When a player banks the house advantage is around 0%.

For advanced strategy on hand setting and banking we recommend ”Optimal Strategy for Pai Gow Poker” by Stanford Wong.