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Let us learn some different kinds of poker other than Texas holdem, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hold'em. 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 blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this isn't one of the highly acclaimed varieties of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It's played with one deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The important aspect here to clearly recall is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than all other hand including royal flush. Every player is dealt seven cards. These cards are arranged to create two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand must rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the poker table face down. Once down, you are no longer allowed to touch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and make his hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the dealer's hands. If the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If croupier wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their wager the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is competed, the next player clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the following hand is dealt.