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August
Written by Cordell.
Posted in: Poker
Let’s learn some different forms of poker other than holdem, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct, this card game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own us poker
Definitely this isn’t one of the most popular forms of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with 1 deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The critical element here to bear in mind is apart from the normal ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces defeats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt seven cards. These cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must be stronger or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the table face down. Once down, you can no longer change them. The dealer will flip over their cards and make their hands. Every players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is known as "push" and no money is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the player looses their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins all. Once the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is dealt.
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