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Now let us discover some alternate forms of poker other than holdem, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re right, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and our very own American poker
Definitely this isn’t one of the most popular types of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, a straight flush, or royal flush. The important thing here to bear in mind is apart from the customary ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Astonishingly, five aces is greater than every other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each gambler is given seven cards. These cards are aligned to create two hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must be stronger or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the table with the faces down. Once down, you are no longer allowed to change them. The dealer will flip over his cards and arrange their hands. Every competitors hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins the two hands then the individual looses their wager the opposite is correct if the player wins both hands. Now if the hand is a tie, the dealer wins all. Once the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the next hand is given out.

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