Pai Gow Poker Rules
By Tarun Sharma, Sat Dec 10th

Let's learn some different type of other than Texasholdem, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker.Now you must be wondering that pai gow sounds little Chinese;yes you are right this game is a mixture of the Chinese game paigow and our very own American poker. Definitely this is not oneof the most popular forms of but still widely played. Itcan be played by up to seven players.

It is played with one deck of 52 cards, plus a joker.Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to completea straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. Theimportant thing here to remember is other than the usual rankingof hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (fiveaces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces beat allother hands including royal flush.

Each player is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to maketwo hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The five cardhand must rank higher or be equal to the two card hand. Finallyboth of your hands must rank higher than both of your opponentshands (both five and two card hands). Further the two card handcan only have two combinations; one pair and high card.

After the cards are arranged in to two hands, they are placed onthe table face down. Once you put them down, you can no longertouch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make hishands. Each players hand is compared to the dealer's hands. Ifthe player wins one hand and loses the other, this is known as"push" and no money is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands thenhe/she wins the players stake and vice versa. Now what if thereis a tie, the only advantage with the dealer here is he/she winsall ties.

After the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes thedealer and the next hand is played. The major disadvantage tothis game

is that there is no skill involved and you rely toomuch on luck. Also the odds are poor compared to playing with apot.

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