04
July
Written by Darwin.
Posted in: Poker
Now let us discover some alternate kinds of poker other than hold’em, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; well you’re correct, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this is not one of the highly popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical aspect here to always remember is apart from the typical ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each gambler is dealt seven cards. These cards are arranged to create two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the poker table face down. Once down, you cannot change them. The dealer will flip over his cards and make their hands. Every players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins both hands then the individual looses their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the very next player clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the following hand is given out.
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