Pai Gow Poker Rules

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Let’s learn some different styles of poker other than holdem, 5 card stud, five card draw and omaha high. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you are correct, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and our own American poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most popular varieties of poker but still broadly played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The critical aspect here to always remember is aside from the customary ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (five aces including the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces beats every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is given seven cards. These cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to be better or be equal to the two card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the table with the faces down. Once down, you can no longer touch them. The croupier will flip over his cards and assemble his hands. Each players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If dealer wins the two hands then the bettor looses their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins everything. Once the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the next hand is given out.