28
October
Written by Bo.
Posted in: Poker
Let’s become versed in some alternate forms of poker other than hold’em, seven card stud, 5 card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; well you are correct, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The important aspect here to clearly recall is aside from the usual ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. These cards are arranged to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand must be better or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once on the table, you can no longer change them. The dealer will flip over their cards and arrange his hands. Each players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is dealt.
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