Double-hand Poker Established Rules
Posted in Poker on 12/18/2012 02:21 pm by Marcus
Let us discover some alternate types of poker other than holdem, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be wondering that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most acclaimed types of poker but still broadly 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 finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The important aspect here to bear in mind is apart from the usual ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces beats all other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is dealt seven cards. These cards are aligned to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand must rank higher or be equal to the two card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to change them. The dealer will flip over his cards and assemble his hands. Each competitors hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and no money is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the individual looses their wager and vice versa. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is dealt.