Double-hand Poker Rules
Now let’s learn some alternate variations of poker other than texas hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re right, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most popular varieties of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to seven players. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical element here to clearly recall is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is given seven cards. The cards are arranged to create 2 hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the table face down. Once on the table, you can no longer switch them. The croupier will flip over their cards and assemble their hands. Each players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player wins one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins all. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is dealt.
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