pai-gow poker

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Originally posted by: jphelan
Using your links, you will see that a 6-5 blackjack game has a higher house edge than Pai-Gow Poker (1.9% versus 1.46%)
You will also see that even the best BlackJack games have a higher variance than Pai-Gow Poker (1.15 versus .75)
Also, to get the best blackjack rules, you need to risk much more money - for example, to get a .25% BlackJack table at Aria, the minimum bet is $100

So - you are correct, that if you have a high bank roll and can tolerate larger swings (both up and down), you will lose a lower % of your bankroll playing BlackJack at a table with good rules.
However, if you are getting free drinks, and have a lower bank roll, and cannot tolerate large swings, you will likely lose less total dollars overall playing PaiGow poker.

For low-limit players who consume lots of free drinks, Pai-Gow may actually "cost" less. I play both and typically play more blackjack, but PaiGow is a good break and usually a much more social game than Blackjack.

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Originally posted by: billryan
We used to hit the $1 BJ game at the Sahara hard. The rules were horrible, double only on 9-11 and BJ paid even money unless suited, then it 2-1, if I recall correctly. The table was always filled, generally with beginners who took forever and everybody kibitzed to the point where I doubt we got 30 hands an hour.
But in that hour, I'd knock down two or three St Pauli Girls.

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