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Let’s become versed in some alternate forms of poker other than Texas holdem, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; well you are right, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own us poker
Definitely this is not one of the highly acclaimed varieties of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to seven players. It is played with one deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The critical detail here to remember is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is given 7 cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the poker table with the faces down. Once on the table, you can’t change them. The croupier will flip over their cards and assemble his hands. Every players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player take one hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the individual gives up their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the following hand is dealt.