(1) Pai gow poker shall be played with a traditional deck of 52 playing cards plus one joker.
(2) The joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, or a straight flush.
(3) The ranking of hands from the highest to the lowest shall be as follows—
(a) five aces including the joker;
(b) royal flush
(c) straight flush
(d) four of a kind;
(e) full house;
(f) flush;
(g) straight;
(h) three of a kind;
(i) two pairs;
(j) one pair;
(k) high card.