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I’m no degenerate gambler, but I do enjoy spending a few hours on the casino floor from time to time. My favorite table game to play on trips to Vegas and Reno/Tahoe is Pai Gow poker.

Basically, Pai Gow poker (not to be confused with Pai Gow, a Chinese tile game) is a seven-card game in which you split your cards to make the best possible five-card hand and two-card hands. To win or lose money, you need to win or lose both the five-card and two-card hands against those of the dealer. There’s one joker in the deck, which can only be used as an ace or to complete a straight or flush.

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