Pai Gow Poker Game Rules
Saturday, 20. April 2013
Let us learn a distinct sort of poker other than holdem, five card stud, five card draw and Omaha Hold’em. Yes, pai-gow poker. Now you have to be wondering that pai-gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are right this casino game is really a blend of the Chinese casino game double-hand and our very own Yankee poker. Certainly this is not one of the most popular forms of poker but still it is widely bet. It might be bet by up to 7 gamblers.
It is played with 1 deck of fifty two cards, including a joker. Strangely enough, the joker may be used only as an ace, to finish a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The crucial element here to keep in mind is other than the usual ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Remarkably, 5 aces defeat all other hands including royal flush.
Each and every gambler is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to rank greater or be equal to the two card hand. Finally both of your hands need to rank greater than each of your competitors hands (each five and two card hands). Additionally the 2 card hand can just have two combinations; one pair and high card.
Immediately after the cards are arranged in to two hands, they’re positioned on the table face down. Once you place them down, you may not handle them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make his hands. Every players hand is in comparison to the dealer’s hands. If the player wins one hand and manages to lose the other, this is identified as "push" and no money is won or lost. If croupier wins both hands then they captures the players wager and the opposite way round. Now what if there is a tie, the only edge with the croupier here is they wins all ties.
Following the hand is played, the next individual clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is bet. The major drawback to this casino game is that there’s no talent involved and you rely too much on luck. Also the chances are weak in comparison to playing with a pot.
Posted in Poker by Winston