Double-hand Poker Game Rules
Let’s discover some alternate variations of poker other than Texas holdem, 7 card stud, five card draw and Omaha. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; well you are right, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this isn’t one of the most popular varieties of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The critical thing here to bear in mind is apart from the usual ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats every other hand including royal flush. Every player is given 7 cards. These cards are arranged to create 2 hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must be stronger or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the table face down. Once down, you can no longer touch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make their hands. Each players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the individual gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the croupier wins all. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is dealt.
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