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Let us discover some different forms of poker other than Texas holdem, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha high. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be thinking that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; well you’re correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Clearly this is not one of the most acclaimed varieties of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with one deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The critical element here to clearly recall is other than the typical ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every player is dealt 7 cards. These cards are aligned to create two hands; a two 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 cannot touch them. The croupier will flip over their cards and assemble their hands. Every competitors hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If croupier wins the two hands then the player gives up their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is given out.