The dealer will always place his cards according to the criteria laid down in the 'House Way'. Players can also take advantage of this option by having their hands completed for them, using these same criteria. What you should always remember, though, is that the House Way is not a strategy designed to win both hands, but to keep down losses!
Five Aces: If the dealer has five Aces he will play three behind and place two up front.
Straight Flush: With two Pairs the dealer will ignore the Straight Flush and play according to the Two Pair rule below. With only one Pair the dealer will put forward the Pair only if it allows him to keep a Straight or a Flush in his five-card hand. In all other cases the dealer will keep the Straight Flush and place the other two cards up front.
Four of a Kind: The dealer will play a Pair up front and a Pair behind – unless there’s an additional Pair, in which case he will keep the Four of a Kind.
If the Four of a Kind is made up of 2s-6s, the dealer will keep the Four of a Kind behind and play the next two highest cards up front.
If it is made up of 7s-10s the dealer will split it, unless he can play at least a King up front.
If it's made up of Jacks-Kings the dealer will always split it, unless an Ace can be played up front.
With four Aces, the dealer will always split into two Pairs of Aces.
Full House: The dealer will always keep the Three of a Kind behind and place the Pair up front.
Flush and Straight: These hands follow the same rules as for a Straight Flush above.
Three of a Kind: The Three of a Kind will be kept in the five-card hand unless it is made up of three Aces, in which case a Pair of Aces will be kept behind and a hand of Ace-High will be played up front.
Two Pairs: The dealer will play the low Pair up front and keep the higher Pair behind – unless he has at least Ace-Jack to play up front, in which case he will keep both Pairs for the five-card hand.
One Pair: The dealer will keep the Pair behind and place the two highest cards up front.
High Card: The dealer will keep the highest card for the five-card hand and place the next two highest up front in the two-card hand.