Double-hand Poker Game Rules
Thursday, 29. April 2010
Let us learn some alternate types of poker other than holdem, seven card stud, five card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be wondering that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this is not one of the most acclaimed styles of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential thing here to always remember is other than the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is given seven cards. The cards are aligned to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to be stronger or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to switch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and assemble their hands. Each players hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player wins one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If croupier wins both hands then the gambler looses their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the dealer wins all. After the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is dealt.
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