Double-hand Poker Game Rules
Now let us discover some different kinds of poker other than holdem, seven card stud, five card draw and Omaha. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; well you are correct, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Definitely this is not one of the highly acclaimed forms of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The important element here to remember is apart from the customary ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each gambler is given 7 cards. The cards are aligned to create two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to be stronger or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you are no longer allowed to switch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and make their hands. Each players hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins the two hands then the gambler gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if the hand is a draw, the dealer wins all. Once the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is given out.
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