Double-hand Poker Rules
Let’s become versed in some different variations of poker other than texas hold’em, seven card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this is not one of the highly popular types of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to seven players. It is played with one deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The critical thing here to remember is aside from the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are aligned to make two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand has to be stronger or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once on the table, you cannot change them. The dealer will flip over his cards and arrange their hands. Each competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. If the player wins one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no money is exchanged. If croupier wins both hands then the gambler gives up their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a tie, the croupier wins all. After the hand is played, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is given out.
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