The game is played with a standard 52-card deck, plus a single joker. The game of pai gow poker was created in 1985 in the United States by Sam Torosian, owner of the Bell Card Club. Pai gow poker (also called double-hand poker) is a version of pai gow that is played with playing cards, instead of traditional pai gow's Chinese dominoes.

When every player has had a chance to bet, the turn to deal passes to the player on the dealer's left.Not to be confused with pai gow. If at any time the pot has no more chips in it (because a player has 'bet the pot' and won), each player again puts in one chip to restore the pot.

The next player in turn then places a bet, another card is turned, and the same procedure is followed until all players, including the dealer, have bet. If a player has no card that beats the card shown, they must show htheir entire hand, and the amount of the bet is added to the pot. If the player who bet has a card of the same suit and of higher rank, they show the card and takes back the amount of their bet, plus an equivalent amount from the pot. When the player has placed a bet, the dealer turns up the top card from the remainder of the pack. No bet may exceed the number of chips already in the pot.

A player who does not wish to bet may forfeit one chip to the pot. This is necessary if there are more than eight players.) The BettingĪfter looking at their cards, the player on the dealer's left may bet any number of chips up to the number of chips in the pot at the time. The dealer gives five cards, one at a time, face down, to each player in turn, beginning with the player on the left. The Shuffle, Cut and DealĪny player may shuffle, the dealer shuffles last, and the player to the dealer's right cuts the cards. The DrawĪny player deals the cards one at a time, face up, to the players in turn and the player with the highest card deals first. The AnteĬhips are distributed to the players, and each player places one chip in the center of the table to form a pool or pot. The goal is to be the player with the most chips at the end of the game.

Casino the card game