Now let us learn some alternate styles of poker other than holdem, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha/8. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; well you’re right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Absolutely this isn’t one of the highly acclaimed forms of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The important aspect here to remember is apart from the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt 7 cards. The 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 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 arrange his hands. Every 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 looses their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a tie, the dealer wins all. After the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is dealt.