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Let’s discover some different forms of poker other than hold’em, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hi-low. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you are right, this game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Absolutely this is not one of the highly acclaimed types of poker but still commonly played. It can be played by up to seven players. It’s played with one deck of cards, plus a joker. Interestingly, joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush, straight flush, or royal flush. The critical detail here to remember is other than the customary ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces is greater than every other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand must be stronger or be equal to the two card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once on the table, you are no longer allowed to touch them. The dealer will turn over his cards and arrange their hands. Every competitors hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player wins one hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the player gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if the hand is a tie, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is played, the next person clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the next hand is given out.