Let us discover some different forms of poker other than holdem, five card stud, five card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are correct, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this is not one of the most acclaimed types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It is played with one deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The critical aspect here to bear in mind is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces defeats every other hand including royal flush. Each player 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 must be better or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once down, you can no longer change them. The croupier will turn over their cards and assemble their hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the player looses their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins all. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the croupier and the next hand is given out.