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Pai Gow Poker Guidelines
Now let us become versed in some alternate styles of poker other than hold’em, seven card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this card game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Definitely this is not one of the most acclaimed forms of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical aspect here to remember is aside from the usual ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces defeats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each gambler is given seven cards. These cards are arranged to make 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 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you can no longer switch them. The croupier will turn over their cards and arrange his hands. Each competitors hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and no cash is exchanged. If croupier wins the two hands then the individual looses their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the dealer wins everything. Once the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is dealt.