Let’s learn a various type of poker other than Texas holdem, five card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha Hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct this game is really a mix of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own US poker. Surely this isn’t one of the most popular types of poker but still it’s widely bet. It is usually played by up to 7 players.
It is played with one deck of fifty-two cards, including a joker. Curiously, the joker may be used only as an ace, to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to remember is aside from the usual rating of hands we have one more winning hand that’s "5 Aces" (five aces which includes the joker). Amazingly, 5 aces beat all other hands which includes royal flush.
Each gambler is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to form 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equal to the two card hand. Finally each of your hands have to rank greater than both of your opponents hands (both five and two card hands). Additionally the two card hand can only have 2 combinations; one pair and high card.
Following the cards are arranged in to two hands, they are placed on the table face down. As soon as you lay them down, you can not touch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and make his hands. Every single gamblers hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the gambler is victorious on one hand and manages to lose the other, this is known as "push" and no money is exchanged. If croupier wins both hands then they wins the players stake and the other way around. Now what if there is a tie, the only edge with the dealer here is they is victorious on all ties.
Right after the hand is bet, the following individual clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is bet. The big disadvantage to this game is that there is no ability required and you depend too much on good fortune. Also the odds are weak compared to wagering with a pot.