Now let us discover some alternate styles of poker other than hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be wondering 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 popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The critical detail here to always remember is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats every other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is dealt 7 cards. The cards are arranged to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand must be stronger or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table face down. Once on the table, you can’t touch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and make their hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. Should the player wins one hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the individual gives up their bet the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins everything. After the hand is played, the next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is dealt.
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