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Let us become versed in some alternate kinds of poker other than holdem, five card stud, five card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this is not one of the highly acclaimed types of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical element here to clearly recall is apart from the typical ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces beats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each gambler is dealt 7 cards. These cards are aligned to create two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand has to be stronger or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the table face down. Once down, you can no longer switch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and arrange their hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player take one hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins the two hands then the player gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the next hand is dealt.
