Mar 072010
Now let us discover some different types of poker other than texas hold’em, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be thinking that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re correct, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our own us poker
Absolutely this is not one of the most acclaimed styles of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The important thing here to remember is other than the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces defeats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to create 2 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 positioned on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to switch them. The croupier will turn over their cards and assemble his hands. Each players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player wins 1 hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and no money is lost or won. If croupier wins the two hands then the individual looses their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a tie, the dealer wins all. Once the hand is played, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the next hand is dealt.
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