Pai Gow Dragon Hand

I've never seen the Bellagio house way, but I checked four of the house ways I do have, and three of them would have done as the Bellagio did and not split the pairs, because both pairs were sixes or less. According to my two pair strategy, splitting them would have been the better play.

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Dragon hand: a hand dealt to an empty seat at the table in a live Pai Gow game. Four-of-a-kind: a poker hand that contains four cards of the same value. Full house: a hand composed of three cards of the same value and a pair of a different value.

The order of setting the hands doesn't matter mathematically. I don't see any legitimate dispute here.I noticed a similar weird thing too and posted about it regarding Baccarat, where the set rules for the dealer will mean making the Banco hand lose, taking another card, when it had already won. So it is just something that plays out in Casinos due to the need to have these House Ways, which I think I can see is necessary. The Wizard has to be right, technically there is no foul here.
In the case you cite, it would give a feeling of outrage to see it if you didnt understand the bit about House Way. You're right, maybe it makes to set the Dragon Hand first, especially for some folk who would become convinced they got screwed on purpose.
Did anyone 'lose it' over this?Although I play Pai Gow Poker, the Dragon hand is not something I've seen before. But, based on what I read here, I agree with the Wiz that it doesn't matter which is set first, since both are set 'House Way'.
HOWEVER, I agree with you that the Dragon hand should have been set before the dealer hand, and here's why:
If a player is unsure about their own hand, and wants the dealer to set the hand for them, it is done before exposing the dealer's cards.
The Dragon hand should be thought of as a player that needs help every time.
Therefore, the sequence should be that players set their hands first, then the dealer helps any players that request it, then the Dragon hand, and LAST the dealer hand is set.
(The exception would be when a player needs help during a hand that another player is banking. Since the player/banker does NOT need to set his hand house way, the procedure is for him to set his hand before exposing the hand of the player that needs help. So in that case, the sequence is other players set their hands, the player/banker set his hand without exposing it, the dealer helps the players that need help, the Dragon hand is set, then the player/banker hand is exposed.)
The point is, there is a reason for the sequence, and that sequence should dictate that in the hand you describe, the hands were set out of order. But since both were House Way, no foul occurred.
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If you question whether the dealer set the Dragon hand, or their own hand, correctly, you should be able to ask to see the House Way rules. It probably won't be a take-away copy, but still something you can see.
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I, and one other at the table, set our hands and decided to buy the dragon hand.

Is that right?
You get to see your own cards before deciding to bet on the Dragon hand?
While I don't know how having the knowledge of one hand (or even several hands if playing multiple hands and/or peeking at neighbors) can help, it just seems counter-intuitive to be given that option after seeing your cards.
After all, when playing multiple hands, a player is required to set the hand with the biggest bet first. So although such knowledge seems irrelevant, it's not so irrelevant to the casino!I agree with ddloml that they should be setting the dragon hand first, even if for no other reason than to remove the appearance of impropriety when the dealer sets a two-pair hand so that the house wins, when splitting the pairs would have resulted in a house loss.

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Is that right?
You get to see your own cards before deciding to bet on the Dragon hand?

Yes, that is right.

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Your two separate resolutions makes sense for the emotional aspect, but still seems to violate standard procedure.
It would make even more sense if they resolve the bets separately as well. Do they?
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I too like double downs dealt down.
About 8 years ago, I was at a table at Gold Coast where the dealer was taking a lot of liberties, including dealing double downs down. It was screwing with my head because it wasn't proper procedure, although I did enjoy it more. I.E. Emotionally it was better.

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