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Let’s become versed in some alternate styles of poker other than holdem, seven card stud, five card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are right, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this isn’t one of the highly acclaimed varieties of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important aspect here to always remember is other than the normal ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces beats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each gambler is given seven cards. These cards are aligned to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to be better or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the poker table with the faces down. Once on the table, you can no longer touch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and assemble their hands. Every competitors hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player wins one hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If croupier wins both hands then the bettor gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if the hand is a tie, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is dealt.
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