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Learn Pai Gow Tiles without guessing

The hard part is not adding the dots. It is knowing which tiles and special hands outrank the others. Start with the four-tile deal, then keep the ranking chart beside you while you practise.

Updated 2026-10-27

Enter your 4 tiles

We'll lay out all three ways to split them.

Tap a tile to add it · tap a slot to remove

House-way guide pick: Split 2 Its high and low hands are each at least as strong as in any other split.

Split 1High: 6 pointsLow: 3 points
Split 2High: Teen WongLow: 8 pointsHouse-way guide pick
Split 3High: 6 pointsLow: 3 points

By the numbersExact counts from every possible four-tile deal of the 32-tile set. See the odds

35,960possible four-tile dealsevery way to deal 4 of the 32 tiles

0.334%two pairsabout 1 in 300 deals

19.02%at least one pairin your four tiles

1.21%Gee Joon pairboth Gee Joon tiles dealt to you

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Start here

Your first hand in five minutes

You receive four tiles and split them into two hands of two. Your low hand must be lower than your high hand. Beat the banker with both hands and you win. Win one and lose one, and the bet pushes.

Learn the rules

1Check for pairs
2Check for Wong or Gong
3Compare every legal split

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The game, in order

Build the basics once

Know the tiles

Learn the single-tile order and the pairs worth spotting first.

Read the guide →

Score two tiles

Pairs come first. Then Wongs, Gongs, High Nines and point totals.

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Set both hands

Compare all three splits instead of protecting one strong hand blindly.

Read the guide →

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Keep this order straight

Pair → Wong → Gong → High Nine → points

PairTeen + Teen

WongDay + a nine

GongTeen + an eight

High NineDay + a seven

Points16 pips = 6

A named hand beats an ordinary point hand. Among ordinary hands, nine is best and zero is worst.

See the full ranking guide →

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The full set

All 32 tiles, ranked

All 32 tiles in single-tile rank order (1 is highest). Pair rank shows where two of them rank together; the two Gee Joon tiles rank last alone but first as a pair.
Rank	Name	Pips	Pair rank
1	Teen6–6 · 2 identical	12	2Matched pair
2	Day1–1 · 2 identical	2	3Matched pair
3	Yun4–4 · 2 identical	8	4Matched pair
4	Gor1–3 · 2 identical	4	5Matched pair
5	Mooy5–5 · 2 identical	10	6Matched pair
6	Chong3–3 · 2 identical	6	7Matched pair
7	Bon2–2 · 2 identical	4	8Matched pair
8	Foo5–6 · 2 identical	11	9Matched pair
9	Ping4–6 · 2 identical	10	10Matched pair
10	Tit1–6 · 2 identical	7	11Matched pair
11	Look1–5 · 2 identical	6	12Matched pair
12	Chop Gow3–6 / 4–5 · 1 of each	9	13Mixed pair
13	Chop Bot2–6 / 3–5 · 1 of each	8	14Mixed pair
14	Chop Chit2–5 / 3–4 · 1 of each	7	15Mixed pair
15	Chop Ng1–4 / 2–3 · 1 of each	5	16Mixed pair
16	Gee Joon1–2 / 2–4 · 1 of each	3 or 6	1Supreme pair

Open the full tile chart → · Learn the tiles in groups →

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Useful at the table

Quick references

ATile chartSingle tiles and the 16 pairs→BHouse wayWhat it means and when to ask for it→CPractice a dealSplit four tiles without risking money→DCommon questionsBanker ties, wild values and more→EGee JoonThe supreme pair and its two values→FOddsExact chances from every deal→

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Play at home

Best pai gow tile sets

Practising with real tiles makes the patterns stick. When you shop for a set, check that it is complete and coloured the traditional way:

32 tiles: 11 matched pairs plus 10 single tiles
Red pips on every 1 and 4, and a half-red, half-white Teen
The two Gee Joon tiles: 1-2 and 2-4

Las Vegas Style Pai Gow Tile Set

32 heavy-duty plastic tiles, black with white and red dots
Tiles about 2½ × 1⅛ inches, per the listing
Blue vinyl case with a lid and button snap

A traditional black set that matches the chart on this site.

Check it on Amazon Compare tile sets →

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One rule before you play

House procedures, commissions and exact house-way charts can differ. Read the rules posted at the table. This site teaches the common structure of the game; the casino’s posted rules control the game you are playing.