I understand most of the rules of pai gow tiles, but one part that I am not clear on is banking. If I am the banker, do I get to see the ways that the players set their tiles before I set mine? Or do I secretly set my tiles just like everyone else and then we all reveal simultaneously?
Whether tiles or cards, in Pai Gow, the Banker sets his hand last. There is only 1 exception. When a player chooses to be the Banker, and s/he chooses play against other players AND to also have money from the casino dealer play against him too, then the order is: Other players, the Banker, then the casino dealer. Now if YOU happen to be that Banker, you do NOT want to try peaking at what other players are doing with their tiles! They will think you are cheating. No matter what, when it comes to revealing the tiles (or cards), the casino dealer will always reveal first. Next will be the player who is the Banker (if there is a player who chose to be Banker), then the casino dealer will flip over the player's tiles, one player at a time. In a casino, you aren't allowed to touch the tiles once the dealer starts revealing them. (In most casinos.)
