Double-Hand Poker Rules
Posted in Poker on 09/08/2012 02:21 am by Lilly
Let us learn a diverse type of poker other than holdem, 5 card stud, five card draw and Omaha Hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you need to be wondering that pai gow sounds a little Chinese; yes you’re correct this casino game is a combination of the Chinese casino game pai-gow and our very own Yankee poker. Definitely this is not one of the most well-known types of poker but still it is widely wagered. It may be bet by up to 7 gamblers.
It is played with 1 deck of fifty two cards, plus a joker. Curiously, the joker may be employed only as an ace, to finish a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to bear in mind is aside from the normal ranking of hands we have one more succeeding hand which is "5 Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces beat all other hands including royal flush.
Every gambler is dealt 7 cards. The cards are organized to make 2 hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the two card hand. Lastly each of your hands have to rank greater than both of your competitors hands (both 5 and 2 card hands). Further the 2 card hand can only have 2 permutations; one pair and high card.
Immediately after the cards are arranged in to 2 hands, they are placed on the table face down. As soon as you place them down, you can not touch them. The dealer will flip over their cards and make their hands. Each and every gamblers hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the player is victorious on one hand and loses the other, this is identified as "push" and no money is won or lost. If dealer wins both hands then he/she captures the gamblers wager and the other way around. Now what if there’s a tie, the only edge with the dealer here is they is victorious on all ties.
Following the hand is wagered, the following person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is played. The major disadvantage to this casino game is that there is no talent involved and you depend too much on luck. Also the odds are bad compared to playing with a pot.