Now let us learn some alternate forms of poker other than hold’em, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; well you’re correct, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this is not one of the most acclaimed types of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to seven players. It is played with one deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The critical element here to always remember is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to rank higher or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once down, you cannot switch them. The croupier will flip over his cards and arrange their hands. Each players hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. Should the player wins one hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins the two hands then the bettor looses their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins everything. After the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is given out.
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