If neither of these situations apply, the joker must be an ace. The joker can be used only to complete a flush or straight. High Card: The value of the highest card wins Three of a kind: three of the same cards.ĭouble Pair: Two pairs of cards equal to each other. Straight: consecutive cards, regardless of their color or suit. Straight flush: consecutive cards of the same color. Royal flush: cards A, J, Q, K, 10 all of the same suit. On the other hand, the possible combinations for the five-card hand are based on poker (keep in mind that each region or casino adopts different variants): If there is no pair, the highest card is taken into account first and in case of a tie the second is seen. The best play to be aspired to in the two-card hand is a pair of aces. The combinations for the two-card hand are simple: it must a pair of cards as high as possible. The five-card hand (called 'rear hand') must be the highest of the two. The hand of two cards (called 'front hand') must be lower than the one with five. Players are dealt a total of seven cards, with which they form two hands: one of five cards and one of two. The table usually takes place for six players (in the online version it is usually a single player-dealer duel). Pai Gow Poker is played using a 52-card deck and a joker card.
