Now let’s learn some different variations of poker other than Texas holdem, seven card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re right, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Definitely this isn’t one of the most popular varieties of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The essential element here to clearly recall is aside from the typical ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is dealt seven cards. The cards are aligned to create 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to rank higher or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the table face down. Once on the table, you can no longer change them. The croupier will flip over their cards and assemble his hands. Each competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player wins 1 hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the gambler looses their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a tie, the dealer wins everything. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the following hand is given out.
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