Pai Gow Poker Guidelines
Let’s become versed in some different kinds of poker other than texas hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are right, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our own us poker
Absolutely this is not one of the most popular forms of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to always remember is apart from the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces beats all other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is dealt 7 cards. These cards are aligned to create 2 hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand has to be better or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the table with the faces down. Once down, you are no longer allowed to touch them. The croupier will flip over their cards and assemble his hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player wins one hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no money is exchanged. If croupier wins both hands then the gambler gives up their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is given out.