Double-hand Poker Guidelines
Now let us become versed in some alternate forms of poker other than Texas holdem, five card stud, five card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you are correct, this card game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Clearly this is not one of the most acclaimed styles of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The essential thing here to always remember is aside from the customary ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces beats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every player is given seven cards. These cards are arranged to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you cannot change them. The dealer will turn over their cards and make his hands. Every players hand is played against the croupier’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and no money is lost or won. If dealer wins both hands then the bettor gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the next hand is given out.
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