Now let’s become versed in some alternate types of poker other than texas hold’em, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re correct, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this is not one of the most popular styles of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The critical thing here to always remember is aside from the typical ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces beats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. These cards are aligned to create two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to be better or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are laid on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you cannot touch them. The croupier will flip over his cards and make their hands. Each players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the individual gives up their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is competed, the next player clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the next hand is dealt.
