Pai Gow Poker Guidelines

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Let us become versed in some alternate forms of poker other than holdem, five card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are right, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this isn’t one of the highly popular styles of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The essential aspect here to clearly recall is apart from the normal ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats all other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given seven cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand must rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table with the faces down. Once on the table, you can no longer touch them. The croupier will flip over their cards and assemble his hands. Each players hand is played against the croupier’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no money is exchanged. If dealer wins the two hands then the gambler looses their wager the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins everything. After the hand is played, the very next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is given out.