Pai Gow Poker

Pai Gow Poker is a mix of blackjack, baccarat, poker and craps. The game is played with a single deck of cards and a joker as the trump card to make a straight or a flush or another ace and a set of three die. Seven hands are dealt, each containing seven cards. This is the same as in seven-card stud. A cup containing the set of dice is then used to position the hands into playing position starting with the banker’s hand. In front of the players are two boxes marked High Hand and Second Highest. The player then takes his best five cards and the two extra to form his high (five) and low (two) hands. Poker rules are used, but both hands are needed to beat the Banker’s hands.