Now let’s become versed in some alternate types of poker other than hold’em, seven card stud, five card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Definitely this isn’t one of the highly acclaimed types 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, 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 aside from the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces defeats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is dealt 7 cards. The cards are aligned to create 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand must be stronger or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once on the table, you cannot switch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and arrange their hands. Every players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the bettor looses their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins everything. After the hand is played, the very next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is given out.
