Pai Gow Poker Game Rules
Now let us learn some different variations of poker other than hold’em, 5 card stud, five card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this card game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this is not one of the most acclaimed varieties of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed 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, a straight flush, or royal flush. The critical thing here to bear in mind is aside from the usual ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than every other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. The cards are aligned to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must be better or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are placed on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you can no longer touch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and assemble their hands. Every players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no money is exchanged. If croupier wins both hands then the bettor looses their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins everything. After the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the next hand is given out.
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