Let us become versed in some different variations of poker other than Texas holdem, 7 card stud, five card draw and omaha/8. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re right, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our own American poker Absolutely this isn’t one of the most acclaimed forms of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The essential aspect here to clearly recall is apart from the usual ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces is greater than every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is dealt 7 cards. The cards are aligned to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to be stronger or be equal to the two card hand. After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are placed on the table face down. Once down, you cannot touch them. The dealer will flip over his cards and arrange his hands. Every players hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the player looses their wager and vice versa. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins everything. After the hand is played, the next player clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the following hand is dealt.
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