Double-hand Poker is a modern game with ancient origins. Based on the old Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the eastern with the west in a great game for starting gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player against the dealer, not like most other poker games that gamblers play against other gamblers. By gambling against the dealer, beginner players don’t need to fret about any other, more experienced individuals taking their mulla.
One more Pai Gow edge is the relatively slow game pace, novices are able to take their time and strategize without having to make frenzied choices.
It’s also much simpler to wager on for an extended time with only a tiny bit of money since, to not win, each of your hands has to be lower than both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the regular 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The player is dealt seven cards faces showing and the dealer is dealt 7 cards face down.
A five card hand and a two card hand have to be put together from the 7 cards, the 5 card hand must be stronger than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be higher than the casino’s.