29 Mar 11

Let us learn a different type of poker other than Texas holdem, five card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha Hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you ought to be wondering that pai-gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai-gow and our very own American poker. Definitely this is not one of the most popular types of poker but still it is widely bet. It can be played by up to 7 gamblers.

It is bet with one deck of fifty two cards, including a joker. Strangely enough, the joker can be utilized only as an ace, to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The crucial thing here to bear in mind is apart from the normal rating of hands we have one more succeeding hand that’s "5 Aces" (5 aces such as the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces beat all other hands which includes royal flush.

Each and every gambler is dealt 7 cards. The cards are set up to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand. Finally each of your hands have to rank greater than both of your opponents hands (both five and two card hands). Additionally the 2 card hand can only have two combinations; one pair and high card.

After the cards are organized in to 2 hands, they are placed on the table face down. Once you place them down, you may no longer touch them. The croupier will flip over his cards and make his hands. Every gamblers hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player wins one hand and manages to lose the other, this is known as "push" and no money is exchanged. If croupier wins equally hands then they captures the players stake and the other way around. Now what if there’s a tie, the only edge with the croupier here is they is victorious on all ties.

Right after the hand is bet, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the subsequent hand is bet. The big disadvantage to this game is that there is no skill involved and you depend too much on luck. Also the chances are inadequate compared to playing with a pot.


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