Let’s learn some alternate styles of poker other than texas hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; well you are correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Definitely this is not one of the most acclaimed styles of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed 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, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important aspect here to remember is other than the customary ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces defeats every other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. These cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand must be better or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once on the table, you can’t change them. The croupier will turn over their cards and make their hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no money is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the individual gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if the hand is a draw, the dealer wins all. After the hand is competed, the next person clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the next hand is given out.
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