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Let’s become versed in some alternate styles of poker other than hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most acclaimed forms of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential element here to bear in mind is apart from the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats all other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must be stronger or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are laid on the table face down. Once on the table, you cannot switch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and assemble their hands. Each players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins both hands then the player gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is dealt.