Jan 102010
Let’s become versed in some alternate types of poker other than hold’em, seven card stud, five card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re correct, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own us poker
Absolutely this is not one of the most acclaimed varieties of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The essential detail here to always remember is apart from the customary ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces is greater than every other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is dealt seven cards. These cards are aligned to create 2 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 setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once on the table, you cannot switch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make his hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. Should the player wins one hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the player looses their bet and vice versa. Now if the hand is a tie, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is played, the very next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is dealt.
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