Jul 222012
Let us become versed in some alternate styles of poker other than Texas holdem, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re right, this card game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this is not one of the highly popular styles of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical detail here to remember is apart from the usual ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces defeats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the table with the faces down. Once down, you can’t switch them. The croupier will turn over his cards and assemble their hands. Each players hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins both hands then the bettor looses their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is played, the next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the next hand is dealt.
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