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Now let’s become versed in some alternate forms of poker other than Texas holdem, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you are right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Absolutely this isn’t one of the highly popular styles of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The essential detail here to clearly recall is apart from the normal ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces beats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to create 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand must rank higher or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are placed on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you cannot switch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and arrange their hands. Each players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the player looses their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a tie, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is dealt.