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Let’s learn some alternate styles of poker other than hold’em, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you are right, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this isn’t one of the most acclaimed varieties of poker but still broadly 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 complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential element here to remember is other than the usual ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces is greater than all other hand including royal flush. Every player is given seven cards. These cards are arranged to create 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to be stronger or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are placed on the table face down. Once down, you can no longer switch them. The croupier will flip over his cards and make their hands. Every competitors 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 exchanged. If croupier wins both hands then the player looses their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the dealer wins all. Once the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is given out.