Double-hand Poker Rules

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Now let’s discover some alternate styles of poker other than hold’em, five card stud, 5 card draw and omaha hold’em. Yes, double-hand poker. Now you must be wondering that double-hand sounds a little Chinese; well you’re correct, this card game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Certainly this is not one of the most acclaimed forms of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It is played with 1 deck of cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to complete a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important aspect here to always remember is other than the typical ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, 5 aces is greater than all other hand including royal flush. Every gambler is given 7 cards. These cards are arranged to make two hands; a two card hand and a five card hand. The five card hand has to rank higher or be equal to the 2 card hand.
After setting up the two hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once down, you can no longer change them. The croupier will flip over their cards and arrange their hands. Each players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. Should the player take one hand and lose the other, this is called a "push" and no money is exchanged. If dealer wins both hands then the bettor gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins everything. After the hand is played, the very next player clock-wise gets to be the dealer and the following hand is given out.