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Let us learn some different variations of poker other than hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha/8. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Definitely this isn’t one of the most acclaimed varieties of poker but still broadly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It’s played with one deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The essential thing here to always remember is apart from the typical ranking of hands we have an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces beats all other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. The cards are aligned to make 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table face down. Once down, you can no longer change them. The croupier will turn over their cards and assemble his hands. Each players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the individual gives up their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a draw, the dealer wins everything. Once the hand is competed, the next person clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the next hand is given out.