Let us learn some different forms of poker other than holdem, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re right, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this is not one of the highly popular styles of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential detail here to always remember is aside from the typical ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is dealt seven cards. These cards are arranged to create 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are positioned on the table face down. Once on the table, you can’t switch them. The croupier will turn over his cards and make his hands. Each competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player take one hand and loses 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 the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the dealer wins everything. After the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is given out.
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