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Now let us learn some alternate kinds of poker other than holdem, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you're right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Certainly this isn't one of the most acclaimed styles of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential thing here to remember is aside from the normal ranking of hands we've an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces beats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is dealt 7 cards. These cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to be better or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are placed 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 compared to the dealer's hands. Should the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and no money is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the player looses their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the dealer wins everything. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is dealt.