Now let’s learn some different types of poker other than holdem, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this isn’t one of the most popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be played by up to 7 players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, joker can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical thing here to bear in mind is aside from the customary ranking of hands we’ve an additional winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Astonishingly, five aces defeats all other hand including royal flush. Each player is given 7 cards. The cards are aligned to create 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to be stronger or be equal to the two card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the poker table with the faces down. Once on the table, you can no longer change them. The dealer will turn over their cards and arrange their hands. Each competitors hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. Should the player wins 1 hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and no money is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the bettor gives up their bet the opposite is true if the player wins both hands. Now if there is a tie, the dealer wins all. After the hand is played, the very next person clock-wise gets to be the croupier and the following hand is given out.