Double-hand Poker is a current game with ancient ancestry. Built on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the east with the west in a wonderful game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler versus the house, unlike nearly all other poker games that players wager with other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, new players don’t need to worry about other, more skillful people winning their $$$$.
One more Pai Gow advantage is the fairly leisurely game play, beginners will be able to take their time and strategize without needing to make hasty choices.
It is also simpler to gamble on for a very long time with just a little amount of cash since, to not win, each of your hands needs to be under each of the houses hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the familiar 52-card common deck and one joker. The player is dealt 7 cards face up and the dealer is dealt 7 cards face down.
A 5 card hand and a two card hand must be put together from the seven cards dealt, the five card hand has to be stronger than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be higher than the casino’s.
