Let us learn a different kind of poker other than holdem, five card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you need to be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct this casino game is a blend of the Chinese casino game pai-gow and our very own American poker. Definitely this is not 1 of the most well-liked styles of poker but still it is widely bet. It may be played by up to 7 players.

It is played with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the joker can be used only as an ace, to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The significant element here to keep in mind is apart from the normal ranking of hands we have 1 more succeeding hand that’s "Five Aces" (5 aces such as the joker). Amazingly, five aces beat all other hands which includes royal flush.

Each and every player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are organized to form two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank greater or be equal to the two card hand. Finally both of your hands have to rank higher than both of your competitors hands (each 5 and two card hands). Additionally the two card hand can merely have 2 permutations; one pair and high card.

Soon after the cards are organized in to two hands, they’re placed on the table face down. As soon as you place them down, you can not touch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and make their hands. Every players hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player wins one hand and loses the other, this is identified as "push" and no money is won or lost. If croupier wins equally hands then they wins the gamblers stake and the opposite way round. Now what if there’s a tie, the only edge with the croupier here is he/she is victorious on all ties.

After the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is wagered. The main drawback to this game is that there is no ability involved and you rely too much on fortune. Also the chances are negative compared to playing with a pot.