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Now let’s discover some different kinds of poker other than Texas holdem, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this is not one of the most acclaimed forms of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The essential detail here to always remember is other than the usual ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces defeats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every player is given seven cards. These cards are arranged to make 2 hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the table with the faces down. Once on the table, you cannot touch them. The dealer will flip over their cards and assemble their hands. Each competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player wins 1 hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and no money is lost or won. If dealer wins both hands then the individual gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is dealt.