Let’s learn a diverse sort of poker other than holdem, seven card stud, five card draw and Omaha Hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you ought to be wondering that pai-gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right this game is a blend of the Chinese casino game double-hand and our very own Yankee poker. Certainly this isn’t one of the most popular types of poker but still it is widely bet. It can be wagered by up to 7 players.
It is bet with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Oddly enough, the joker can be employed only as an ace, to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to bear in mind is other than the usual ranking of hands we have 1 more winning hand that’s "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Amazingly, five aces beat all other hands which includes royal flush.
Every gambler is dealt 7 cards. The cards are organized to form two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand. Finally each of your hands must rank higher than both of your opponents hands (each five and two card hands). Further the two card hand can only have two combinations; one pair and high card.
Immediately after the cards are set up in to 2 hands, they’re placed on the table face down. Once you place them down, you can no longer touch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make their hands. Each gamblers hand is in comparison to the croupier’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and no money is exchanged. If croupier wins equally hands then he/she wins the players stake and the other way round. Now what if there is certainly a tie, the only benefit with the dealer here is he/she wins all ties.
Following the hand is bet, the following person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is played. The big disadvantage to this game is that there is certainly no talent required and you rely too much on good fortune. Also the odds are bad compared to wagering with a pot.
