Double-hand Poker Established Rules

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Let us become versed in some different kinds of poker other than texas hold’em, 7 card stud, 5 card draw and omaha high. Yes, pai gow poker. Now you might be thinking that double-hand sounds a bit Chinese; yes you are correct, this casino game is a blending of the Chinese game pai gow and poker
Clearly this isn’t one of the highly popular types of poker but still widely played. It can be enjoyed by up to 7 players. It’s played with 1 deck of 52 cards, with a joker. Interestingly, the Joker can only be used as an ace, or to finish off a straight, flush, straight flush, or a royal flush. The critical detail here to always remember is other than the typical ranking of hands we’ve one more winning hand that is "Five Aces" (5 aces including the joker). Surprisingly, five aces beats all other hand yes, even a royal flush. Each player is dealt 7 cards. The cards are arranged to create two hands; a 2 card hand and a five card hand. The 5 card hand must rank higher or be equal to the two card hand.
After setting up the 2 hands, the cards are laid on the poker table face down. Once down, you cannot touch them. The croupier will flip over his cards and make their hands. Each players hand is played against the croupier’s hands. Should the player take 1 hand and loses the other, this is called a "push" and absolutely no cash is lost or won. If croupier wins the two hands then the player looses their wager and vice versa. Now if there is a draw, the croupier wins all. After the hand is competed, the very next player clock-wise becomes the dealer and the next hand is dealt.