Talk:Pai gow poker

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I knew that A-2-3-4-5 ranks second to A-K-Q-J-10 among straights. There are numerous referencs to this on- and off-line (e.g. Stanford Wong's book on the subject).

What is not clear is whether the same applies to straight flushes - I've never seen it explicitly mentioned one way or the other, which suggests not - however, does anybody know? GavinTillman 13:37, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

• See the rules of Poker. A royal flush always beats any other hand (excepting 5 of a kind with wilds). 71.12.178.74 22:00, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

• I think Gavin is asking if an A-5 straight flush ranks as the second highest straight flush behind the royal flush. To that answer, I believe it is a yes, it is the second highest straight in those casinos that consider a regular A-5 straight the second highest straight.

I wonder what would happen if player gets A-K-Q-9-JK of hearts versus banker's A-K-Q-J-9 of spades. Would the joker JK in the player's hand be considered another ace, A, of hearts for a double ace flush, or would the joker JK be the next possible heart, which would be a jack, J, of hearts whereby player would lose to a copy flush hand with the dealer?