Pai Gow Poker Guidelines
Let’s become versed in some alternate variations of poker other than Texas holdem, 5 card stud, five card draw and omaha high. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this is not one of the most popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with one deck of cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential thing here to bear in mind is apart from the normal ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than every other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is given seven cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to be better or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the table face down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to switch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make their hands. Each players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player wins one hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the gambler looses their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins all. After the hand is played, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the following hand is given out.