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Now let us become versed in some alternate variations of poker other than hold’em, five card stud, five card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re correct, this card game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this is not one of the most popular forms of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The essential aspect here to clearly recall is apart from the normal ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Astonishingly, five aces beats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each gambler is given 7 cards. These cards are arranged to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you can no longer switch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and arrange his hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. Should the player take one hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the gambler gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is given out.