Let’s learn some alternate variations of poker other than Texas holdem, seven card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; well you’re right, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most popular types of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 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, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The essential element here to clearly recall is other than the typical ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces is greater than every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every player is dealt 7 cards. These cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand must be better or be equal to the two card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the table face down. Once on the table, you cannot change them. The croupier will flip over his cards and arrange his hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player wins one hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the gambler looses their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins everything. After the hand is competed, the next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is dealt.
