Pai Gow is a well-known variation of poker beloved by many table game enthusiasts. The game is based on an ancient Chinese domino game where the aim of the game is to beat the dealer with your custom crafted combinations of two to seven tiles. The game is played with a 52-card deck and one joker. The main objective of Pai Gow is to create two distinct hands, one 5-card hand and one 2-card hand, by dividing seven cards dealt to the player. The 5-card hand should be higher than the 2-card hand.
The 5-card hand should be higher than the 2-card hand according to poker rules. The poker hand hierarchy, starting with the highest, should be remembered in order to win the game. They are: Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four-of-a-kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three-of-a-kind, Two Pair, One Pair, High Card.