Poker

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Now let’s discover some different types of poker other than holdem, five card stud, five card draw and omaha/8. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you are right, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed 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 essential element here to always remember is aside from the normal ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats every other hand including royal flush. Each player is given seven cards. These cards are aligned to create 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once down, you can’t switch them. The croupier will turn over his cards and make their hands. Every players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is referred to as "push" and no money is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the bettor looses their wager the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins all. Once the hand is competed, the next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the following hand is given out.