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Now let us become versed in some different variations of poker other than holdem, seven card stud, 5 card draw and omaha/8. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own us poker
Certainly this is not one of the highly acclaimed styles of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, a flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The important detail here to always remember is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Astonishingly, five aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given seven cards. The cards are arranged to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand must rank higher or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you are no longer allowed to change them. The croupier will turn over his cards and make their hands. Each players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash 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. After the hand is played, the next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is given out.