Now let us discover some alternate forms of poker other than Texas holdem, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re right, this game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Absolutely this isn’t one of the highly popular types of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven 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, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical thing here to bear in mind is aside from the customary ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces is greater than every other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given seven cards. The cards are arranged to create two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must be stronger 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 switch them. The croupier will flip over their cards and make their hands. Every competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no money is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the player gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if the hand is a tie, the croupier wins all. After the hand is competed, the next player clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the following hand is dealt.
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