Let’s learn a different type of poker other than Texas holdem, 5 card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha Hold’em. Yes, pai-gow poker. Now you ought to be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; yes you are right this casino game is really a mixture of the Chinese casino game pai gow and our very own Yankee poker. Definitely this isn’t one of the most well-known types of poker but still it’s widely wagered. It might be wagered by up to 7 gamblers.
It is bet with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Strangely enough, the joker may be utilized only as an ace, to finish a straight, a flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The crucial thing here to bear in mind is other than the usual ranking of hands we have one more winning hand that is "5 Aces" (5 aces which includes the joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces defeat all other hands including royal flush.
Each and every player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are arranged to form two hands; a 2 card hand and a 5 card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand. Finally both of your hands have to rank greater than both of your competitors hands (both five and two card hands). Further the 2 card hand can only have two permutations; 1 pair and high card.
Right after the cards are organized in to 2 hands, they’re placed on the table face down. Once you put them down, you may not handle them. The croupier will turn over his cards and make his hands. Every players hand is compared to the dealer’s hands. If the gambler wins one hand and loses the other, this is identified as "push" and no money is exchanged. If croupier wins equally hands then they captures the gamblers wager and the opposite way round. Now what if there’s a tie, the only benefit with the croupier here is he/she wins all ties.
Immediately after the hand is wagered, the following individual clock-wise becomes the croupier and the following hand is wagered. The big downside to this casino game is that there is no skill involved and you depend too much on luck. Also the chances are poor in comparison to betting with a pot.