Pai Gow Poker Game Rules
Let us learn some alternate styles of poker other than hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re correct, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Certainly this is not one of the highly acclaimed types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important aspect here to clearly recall is apart from the customary ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than all other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is given seven cards. The cards are arranged to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the table face down. Once on the table, you can’t switch them. The croupier will turn over his cards and make his hands. Each players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is dealt.
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