Pai Gow, a centuries-old Chinese card game, is a fixture in casinos around the world, and that stands true for Bulgaria as well. The mobile version of Pai Gow that is available in Bulgaria is played with a standard 52-card deck plus one joker, for a total of 53 cards. The joker is an all-powerful card that can act as an Ace or, when necessary, complete a straight, a flush, or a straight flush. The game is normally played with up to six players and the players compete against the dealer, not each other.
The goal of the game is for the player to create two poker hands, each one consisting of two cards. The first one must be a five-card poker hand and the second one must be a two-card poker hand. The five-card hand must be stronger than the two-card hand. The dealer also makes two hands - one five-card and one two-card - and the player’s hands must be stronger than the dealer’s in order to win the game.