Let us learn a different sort of poker other than Texas holdem, 5 card stud, five card draw and Omaha Holdem. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you have to be wondering that pai-gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are correct this game is really a blend of the Chinese casino game pai-gow and our very own Yankee poker. Definitely this is not one of the most popular forms of poker but still it’s widely bet. It could be wagered by up to 7 players.
It is wagered with one deck of fifty two cards, plus a joker. Strangely enough, the joker may be utilized only as an ace, to finish a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important thing here to keep in mind is aside from the normal ranking of hands we have 1 more succeeding hand which is "5 Aces" (five aces which includes the joker). Surprisingly, five aces beat all other hands including royal flush.
Every single gambler is dealt 7 cards. The cards are organized to form 2 hands; a two 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 each of your opponents hands (both five and 2 card hands). Further the 2 card hand can only have two combinations; 1 pair and high card.
Soon after the cards are arranged in to two hands, they are placed on the table face down. Once you put them down, you can not touch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and make their hands. Each gamblers hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the gambler wins 1 hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and no money is won or lost. If croupier wins each hands then he/she captures the players wager and the other way around. Now what if there’s a tie, the only advantage with the croupier here is he/she wins all ties.
Following the hand is wagered, the next individual clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is bet. The big downside to this casino game is that there is no talent required and you rely too much on fortune. Also the chances are terrible in comparison to wagering with a pot.