Double-Hand Poker Rules
Posted in Poker on 07/09/2010 09:21 am by Valerie
Let us learn a diverse type of poker other than holdem, five card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha Hold’em. Yes, pai-gow poker. Now you need to be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are right this casino game is really a mix of the Chinese casino game pai gow and our very own US poker. Definitely this is not 1 of the most popular types of poker but still it is widely bet. It could be bet by up to seven players.
It’s played with one deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Curiously, the joker can be employed only as an ace, to complete a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The crucial element here to remember is aside from the usual rating of hands we have 1 more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (5 aces which includes the joker). Remarkably, five aces beat all other hands including royal flush.
Each and every gambler is dealt 7 cards. The cards are organized to form 2 hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The 5 card hand must rank greater or be equal to the 2 card hand. Lastly both of your hands must rank greater than each of your opponents hands (each 5 and 2 card hands). Additionally the two card hand can only have 2 permutations; one pair and high card.
Immediately after the cards are set up in to two hands, they are placed on the table face down. Once you put them down, you may no longer handle them. The dealer will turn over his cards and make their hands. Each and every players hand is compared to the croupier’s hands. If the player is victorious on one hand and loses the other, this is known as "push" and no money is won or lost. If dealer wins both hands then they wins the gamblers stake and the other way around. Now what if there is certainly a tie, the only edge with the dealer here is they is victorious on all ties.
After the hand is bet, the next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is wagered. The big drawback to this game is that there’s no talent involved and you depend too much on good fortune. Also the chances are terrible compared to playing with a pot.