Pai Gow Poker Established Rules
Let us learn some different types of poker other than texas hold’em, seven card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; well you’re right, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Certainly this isn’t one of the most popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The important element here to remember is aside from the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Astonishingly, five aces beats all other hand including royal flush. Each player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are arranged to create two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to be better or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are placed on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you can’t switch them. The croupier will turn over his cards and assemble their hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins the two hands then the individual looses their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins everything. After the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is dealt.
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