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Now let's learn some alternate types of poker other than holdem, seven card stud, five card draw and omaha high. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering 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 us poker
Certainly this is not one of the highly acclaimed varieties of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It's played with 1 deck of cards, with a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical aspect here to always remember is other than the customary ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces is greater than every other hand including royal flush. Each player is given 7 cards. These cards are arranged to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must be stronger or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once down, you are no longer allowed to touch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and arrange their hands. Each players hand is compared to the croupier's hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the player gives up their wager the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. After the hand is competed, the next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the next hand is dealt.