Pai Gow Poker Rules

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Now let’s become versed in some different kinds of poker other than texas hold’em, five card stud, five card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely 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 is played with 1 deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The essential element here to bear in mind is aside from the typical ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Every player is given 7 cards. These cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the table face down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to touch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make his hands. Every players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player take one hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and no money is exchanged. If croupier wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if the hand is a tie, the croupier wins everything. After the hand is competed, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is dealt.