Now let’s discover some alternate forms of poker other than Texas holdem, 5 card stud, five card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be thinking that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker Absolutely this isn’t one of the most popular forms of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential aspect here to clearly recall is aside from the typical ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Every player is given seven cards. These cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equivalent to the 2 card hand. After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to touch them. The dealer will flip over their cards and assemble his hands. Each players hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the player gives up their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the dealer wins everything. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the following hand is dealt.
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