Let us learn a different kind of poker other than holdem, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha Holdem. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are right this game is a mix of the Chinese game double-hand and our very own Yankee poker. Certainly this is not one of the most well-liked styles of poker but still it’s widely played. It may be bet by up to 7 gamblers.
It is wagered with one deck of fifty two cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the joker can be utilized only as an ace, to finish a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical element here to keep in mind is other than the normal rating of hands we have 1 more winning hand that’s "Five Aces" (five aces which includes the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces defeat all other hands including royal flush.
Each player is dealt seven cards. The cards are organized to form two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand must rank higher or be equal to the two card hand. Finally both of your hands must rank higher than both of your competitors hands (each 5 and 2 card hands). Additionally the 2 card hand can just have 2 permutations; one pair and high card.
Immediately after the cards are set up in to 2 hands, they’re placed on the table face down. As soon as you lay them down, you can no longer touch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and make his hands. Each and every gamblers hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the gambler wins 1 hand and manages to lose the other, this is recognized as "push" and no money is won or lost. If croupier wins both hands then they captures the gamblers stake and the other way round. Now what if there’s a tie, the only advantage with the dealer here is he/she wins all ties.
After the hand is played, the next individual clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is played. The big downside to this game is that there’s no talent involved and you depend too much on luck. Also the odds are weak in comparison to playing with a pot.