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Double-hand Poker Guidelines
Now let us become versed in some alternate types of poker other than holdem, five card stud, five card draw and omaha high. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be thinking that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you are right, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this is not one of the most popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of cards, including 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 important element here to always remember is apart from the customary ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are arranged to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to be stronger or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you cannot change them. The dealer will turn over their cards and assemble their hands. Every competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the individual looses their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is given out.
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