Now let’s become versed in some alternate forms of poker other than holdem, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha/8. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own us poker Clearly this is not one of the most popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The important aspect here to bear in mind is aside from the customary ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each gambler is given 7 cards. The cards are aligned 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 two card hand. After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the table face down. Once on the table, you cannot touch them. The dealer will flip over their cards and assemble his hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the croupier wins all. After the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is given out.
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