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Double-hand Poker Game Rules
Now let’s discover some alternate kinds of poker other than texas hold’em, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own us poker
Absolutely this isn’t one of the most acclaimed styles of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with one deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to remember is other than the typical ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces is greater than all other hand including royal flush. Every player is dealt seven cards. These cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the table with the faces down. Once down, you can’t switch them. The dealer will flip over their cards and make his hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player take one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. After the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is given out.