Double-hand Poker Guidelines

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Now let’s become versed in some alternate variations of poker other than holdem, 5 card stud, five card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re correct, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Definitely this isn’t one of the most acclaimed varieties of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical thing here to clearly recall is apart from the typical ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is given 7 cards. The cards are arranged to create 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand has to be stronger or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are placed on the table with the faces down. Once down, you can no longer touch them. The croupier will turn over his cards and assemble his hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and no money is lost or won. If dealer wins both hands then the gambler gives up their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is played, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is given out.

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