Now let us learn some different forms of poker other than texas hold’em, 5 card stud, five card draw and omaha/8. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this card game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this is not one of the highly acclaimed types of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, with a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to clearly recall is apart from the usual ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces beats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to touch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and arrange his hands. Each players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and no money is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the gambler gives up their wager the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is given out.
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