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August
Written by Zain.
Posted in: Poker
Let’s learn a several type of poker other than Texas holdem, 5 card stud, five card draw and Omaha Hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you have to be wondering that pai-gow sounds a bit Chinese; yes you’re correct this game is a blend of the Chinese casino game pai-gow and our very own US poker. Surely this is not 1 of the most popular forms of poker but still it’s widely bet. It can be wagered by up to 7 gamblers.
It’s bet with one deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the joker can be used only as an ace, to finish a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The crucial element here to remember is apart from the usual ranking of hands we have one more succeeding hand that is "5 Aces" (five aces which includes the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces beat all other hands which includes royal flush.
Each gambler is dealt seven cards. The cards are arranged to form 2 hands; a two card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand must rank greater or be equal to the two card hand. Finally each of your hands need to rank higher than both of your opponents hands (both five and two card hands). Further the 2 card hand can just have two permutations; one pair and high card.
After the cards are organized in to 2 hands, they are positioned on the table face down. Once you put them down, you can not touch them. The dealer will turn over their cards and make his hands. Every single gamblers hand is in comparison to the croupier’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and manages to lose the other, this is recognized as "push" and no money is won or lost. If dealer wins each hands then he/she wins the gamblers stake and the opposite way round. Now what if there’s a tie, the only advantage with the croupier here is they is victorious on all ties.
Soon after the hand is wagered, the following individual clock-wise becomes the croupier and the subsequent hand is played. The main disadvantage to this casino game is that there is no ability involved and you depend too much on good fortune. Also the odds are bad compared to wagering with a pot.
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