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Let’s discover some alternate types of poker other than hold’em, seven card stud, 5 card draw and Omaha. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be wondering that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are correct, this card game is a mixture of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this is not one of the highly popular styles of poker but still commonly played. It can be enjoyed by up to seven players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, including a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, a straight flush, or a royal flush. The important element here to always remember is other than the customary ranking of hands we have one more winning hand which is "Five Aces" (four Aces and the Joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats every other hand including royal flush. Every player is given seven cards. The cards are arranged to make two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand has to be stronger or be equivalent to the 2 card hand.
After arranging the 2 hands, the cards are positioned on the poker table face down. Once on the table, you can no longer touch them. The croupier will turn over their cards and make his hands. Every players hand is played against the dealer’s hands. If the player wins 1 hand and lose the other, this is referred to as "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins both hands then the bettor gives up their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a tie, the croupier wins all. Once the hand is competed, the very next person clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is given out.