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Let us become versed in some alternate forms of poker other than holdem, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha/8. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re correct, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our own American poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most popular forms of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It is played with one deck of cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential aspect here to bear in mind is aside from the normal ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces is greater than every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt seven cards. The cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equal to the two 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 turn over his cards and assemble his hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player take one hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no money is exchanged. If croupier wins the two hands then the gambler looses their bet and vice versa. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is competed, the next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is dealt.