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Double-Hand Poker Rules
Let us learn a different type of poker other than Texas hold’em, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai-gow poker. Now you have to be wondering that pai-gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are appropriate this game is a blend of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker. Definitely this isn’t one of the most well-liked forms of poker but still it’s widely bet. It may be bet by up to seven players.
It is bet with one deck of fifty-two cards, plus a joker. Strangely enough, the joker can be used only as an ace, to finish a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The significant element here to keep in mind is aside from the usual rating of hands we have 1 more winning hand which is "5 Aces" (5 aces which includes the joker). Amazingly, five aces defeat all other hands which includes royal flush.
Each player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are arranged to form two hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand must rank higher or be equal to the two card hand. Lastly each of your hands need to rank higher than each of your oppositions hands (each five and 2 card hands). Further the two card hand can just have two combinations; 1 pair and high card.
Following the cards are arranged in to 2 hands, they’re placed on the table face down. As soon as you lay them down, you can no longer touch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and make their hands. Each and every gamblers hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the gambler wins one hand and manages to lose the other, this is known as "push" and no money is exchanged. If croupier wins each hands then he/she wins the gamblers stake and the other way around. Now what if there’s a tie, the only benefit with the croupier here is he/she wins all ties.
Soon after the hand is played, the following person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is bet. The major disadvantage to this casino game is that there’s no skill required and you depend too much on luck. Also the odds are weak in comparison to wagering with a pot.