Unknown Poker Games: Pai Gow Poker

There are a lot of poker games that are unknown or have never been heard of. One of those games is Pai Gow Poker.

Pai Gow poker is a casino poker game and it's based on the Asian game called Pai Gow. Pai Gow is similar to domino and is a popular game in Asia. Using the popularity of Pai Gow, Pai Gow Poker was born. In Pai Gow Poker each player receives 7 cards, with those seven cards; each player arranges two hands, a five card hand and a two-card hand.

In Pai Gow Poker a player wants to win both the 5-card hand and the 2-card hand. Winning one hand will most likely allow a player to "break even" however, winning both hands can be lucrative. The two-card hand is called the forward hand and can contain two things...a pair or a high card. The five-card hand will look familiar to poker players because it looks like most poker hand and incorporate the same concepts, like the importance straights and flushes.

Another interesting aspect of Pai Gow Poker is the joker. The joker is thrown back into the deck and is considered a limited wild card. The joker in Pai Gow Poker can only fill out a straight or flush or played as an ace.

Always remember that in Pai Gow Poker your two-card hand cannot beat your 5-card hand or your hand will be a foul and any bet placed is immediately lost. It's an interesting and fun game that's not that hard to learn and that could turn out to be a favorite.

Five great reasons to watch reruns of the World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker Reruns (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic) Even if you know how the tournament will end, there’s still great joy in watching the WSOP of years past over and over again.

Here are five reasons why you shouldn’t be ashamed to load up the TIVO!
1. Great drama.

Every hand is like a mini-episode of The Sopranos. There’s drama, comedy, tension, the highest highs and the lowest lows.

2. It’s educational.

You can learn a lot by watching how each player handles their cards, lures in their opponents and then goes for the kill. Poker on TV is great because there so much you to see that can be to incorporated into your own game (with the NFL, not so much).

3. Interesting people.

The short bio vignettes offer an interesting look at the lives of professional gamblers. While we all think it’s the easy life, these video clips show us how much work goes into getting to the final table.

4. Transports you to the happiest place on Earth.

Maybe you couldn’t afford to get to Vegas this year, but watching the WSOP lets you live vicariously through those whose wives let them go.

5. It’s in HD baby!

Not every wants to see Phil Hellmuth’s three o’clock shadow in 1080p, but for everyone else, the high-def coverage of the last few WSOP tournaments have really brought it to life.

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