Now let us become versed in some different kinds of poker other than hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you are correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Certainly this is not one of the highly acclaimed forms of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of cards, with 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 always remember is aside from the typical ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is given seven cards. These cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand has to be better or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are positioned on the table face down. Once down, you cannot change them. The croupier will flip over their cards and arrange their hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If croupier wins the two hands then the individual looses their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins all. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is given out.
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