Double-hand Poker Game Rules
Posted in Poker on 08/13/2013 03:21 pm by Izaiah
Now let us discover some alternate kinds of poker other than Texas holdem, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this isn’t one of the most acclaimed styles of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to seven players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical thing here to clearly recall is other than the typical ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, 5 aces is greater than all other hand including royal flush. Each gambler is given seven cards. The cards are aligned to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to be better or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table with the faces down. Once on the table, you cannot switch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and assemble their hands. Each competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player wins one hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no money is exchanged. If croupier wins the two hands then the bettor looses their bet and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is competed, the next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is dealt.