Pai Gow Poker Game Rules
Now let us become versed in some alternate kinds of poker other than texas hold’em, seven card stud, five card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re right, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Definitely this isn’t one of the most acclaimed forms of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to bear in mind is other than the usual ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces beats every other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is dealt 7 cards. These cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the table face down. Once down, you can’t change them. The dealer will flip over his cards and arrange their hands. Every players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player take one hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and no cash is exchanged. If croupier wins both hands then the gambler gives up their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the dealer wins everything. Once the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is dealt.
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