Pai Gow poker is played with a regular deck of cards, with the joker included. Its rules are easy to pick up by practically anyone with experience playing poker.

As you begin playing Pai Gow poker, you'll see the similarities between the way in which you set up your hand in traditional poker and the way you do it for this game. The hand rankings are exactly the same in both games, except for a couple of minor variations.

Pai Gow poker is often called two-handed poker. This is due to the fact that players are dealt seven cards and expected to split them into two hands. One hand is required to hold five cards, while the other holds two. The joker is a wild card and can be used to take the place of any card you desire. When you hold a joker, you can choose to use it with the two-card hand to make a Pair. In Pai Gow poker, the two-card hand is often referred to as the second-highest, or front, hand. The five-card hand is often called the first-highest, or back, hand. The five-card hand cannot be outranked by the second-highest hand. If you hold a joker, you can also use it with your back hand to make a flush, a straight, or a straight flush.

Another difference with Pai Gow poker is that the second-highest straight actually outranks other straights, including the king-high straight. In Pai Gow poker, ace-2-3-4-5 is the second-highest straight. You can play Pai Gow casino game online today at iVegas.com. Sign up now or request more information at support@ivegas.com. Do you prefer live chat? Click the live chat icon at iVegas.com to interact with a representative.