Double Hand Poker

September 7, 2003

Double-Hand Poker is played with 53 cards: a standard 52-card deck and one Joker. The Joker may be used as an Ace or to complete a straight or a flush. The game is dealt on a poker style table to seven players (positions). The dealer button denotes which one of the seven players is the player/banker for that hand.

The house dealer will deal seven hands (piles). Each hand contains seven cards all dealt face down. The player/banker selects one of the seven piles as the first hand to be delivered. The house dealer places an action button on the selected hand.

The dice cup (containing three dice) is shaken by the player/banker to determine which seated player (position) receives the first action hand. The player/banker is always counted as numbers 1,8 or 15. The dealer will deal each player (position) a pile which consists of seven cards each. The player/banker's hand is kept face down in front of the house dealer.

The players set their hands (any player may ask for his hand to be set House Way). Out of the seven cards two hands are made, one two-card hand and one five-card hand. The five-card hand (the back hand) must rank higher than the two-card hand (the front hand). The players place their hands face down with the two-card hand in front and the five-card hand in back.

After all players have set their hands, the House Dealer will open the player/banker's hand. The player/banker will determine which way the hand will be set.