Pai Gow Poker Rules

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Now let us learn some different types of poker other than Texas holdem, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are correct, this casino game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the most popular forms of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical detail here to remember is apart from the typical ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand that is "Five Aces" (4 Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. The cards are aligned to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to be stronger or be equivalent to the two card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the table face down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to touch them. The croupier will flip over his cards and make their hands. Each competitors hand is played against the croupier’s hands. If the player take 1 hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and no money is exchanged. If croupier wins the two hands then the bettor looses their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the following hand is given out.