Now let’s learn some alternate kinds of poker other than holdem, five card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re correct, 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 highly acclaimed types of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical element here to always remember is aside from the customary ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to be stronger or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are placed on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you can no longer touch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and assemble his hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. Should the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a tie, the dealer wins everything. Once the hand is played, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is given out.
