Pai Gow Poker Rules
Now let’s learn some different kinds of poker other than hold’em, 5 card stud, five card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you are correct, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our own American poker
Definitely this isn’t one of the most popular forms of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The essential detail here to bear in mind is apart from the usual ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces is greater than all other hand including royal flush. Each player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are aligned to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must be better or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are placed on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to change them. The dealer will turn over their cards and make his hands. Each competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the player looses their wager and vice versa. Now if the hand is a tie, the dealer wins everything. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is given out.