Pai Gow Poker Established Rules

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Let us learn some different types of poker other than holdem, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha eight-or-better. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; well you’re right, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this is not one of the highly acclaimed varieties of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with one deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The essential aspect here to bear in mind is aside from the normal ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Every player is given 7 cards. These cards are aligned to create two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand has to be stronger or be equal to the two card hand.
After arranging the two hands, the cards are laid on the table with the faces down. Once down, you can no longer switch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and arrange his hands. Every players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. Should the player wins 1 hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and absolutely no cash is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the player gives up their wager the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a draw, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the following hand is given out.