Double-hand Poker Game Rules
Posted in Poker on 03/02/2010 04:21 am by Felipe
Let us learn some different styles of poker other than hold’em, seven card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be thinking that pai gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are correct, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this isn’t one of the highly acclaimed varieties of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The important aspect here to bear in mind is other than the normal ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats all other hand including royal flush. Every player is given 7 cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must be stronger or be equal to the two card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once on the table, you can’t touch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and arrange his hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player wins one hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no money is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the bettor gives up their bet and vice versa. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is competed, the next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the next hand is dealt.