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Let us learn some different styles of poker other than hold’em, 5 card stud, five card draw and omaha/8. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this is not one of the most popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to seven players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential element here to remember is other than the customary ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces defeats every other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given seven cards. These cards are aligned to create two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to be better or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table with the faces down. Once on the table, you can’t touch them. The croupier will turn over his cards and arrange his hands. Every competitors hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the individual looses their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins all. Once the hand is played, the very next person clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is given out.