Let’s learn a different kind of poker other than Texas holdem, five card stud, five card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai-gow poker. Now you must be wondering that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you are proper this game is really a mixture of the Chinese casino game pai gow and our very own US poker. Surely this isn’t one of the most well-known styles of poker but still it is widely played. It might be wagered by up to 7 players.
It is played with one deck of fifty-two cards, plus a joker. Strangely enough, the joker can be utilized only as an ace, to finish a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to keep in mind is other than the usual ranking of hands we have 1 more winning hand that is "5 Aces" (five aces which includes the joker). Amazingly, five aces defeat all other hands including royal flush.
Every player is dealt seven cards. The cards are set up to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to rank greater or be equal to the two card hand. Finally both of your hands must rank greater than each of your opponents hands (both five and 2 card hands). Additionally the two card hand can just have two permutations; one pair and high card.
Right after the cards are arranged in to 2 hands, they’re placed on the table face down. As soon as you put them down, you may not handle them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make their hands. Each and every players hand is in comparison to the croupier’s hands. If the player is victorious on one hand and manages to lose the other, this is identified as "push" and no money is won or lost. If dealer wins each hands then he/she captures the players wager and the opposite way round. Now what if there’s a tie, the only advantage with the croupier here is he/she is victorious on all ties.
Soon after the hand is wagered, the next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the subsequent hand is bet. The major disadvantage to this game is that there is certainly no skill involved and you rely too much on good fortune. Also the odds are bad compared to playing with a pot.
