Pai Gow Poker Game Rules
Now let’s learn some different styles of poker other than hold’em, seven card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; well you’re right, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our own us poker
Definitely this is not one of the highly acclaimed styles of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The important thing here to remember is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces beats all other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is given 7 cards. These 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 setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you can’t change them. The dealer will flip over his cards and make their hands. Each players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the bettor looses their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins all. After the hand is competed, the next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is given out.
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