If one hand is higher and the other is lower, it is a tie. Both hands must be higher than the bank hands to win. How to playĮach player receives seven cards and creates two hands simultaneously, a “high hand” or “back hand” (consisting of five cards) and a “second high hand” or “front hand” (consisting of two cards). The Joker is used only as an Ace, or to complete a straight, a flush or a straight flush.
Pai Gow Poker is played with a traditional deck of 52 playing cards plus one Joker. Pai Gow Poker combines elements of the ancient Chinese game of Pai Gow and the American game of Poker.
