Double-hand Poker is a modern game with ancient ancestry. Built on the old Chinese tile game and the current American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the eastern with the western in a wonderful game for new players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler vs. the croupier, unlike nearly all other poker games that gamblers compete with other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, beginning players don’t have to be concerned about other, more skillful players winning their cash.
A further Pai Gow advantage is the relatively leisurely game play, novices should be able to take their time and plan while not having to make quick choices.
It is also simpler to play for a long time with basically a small amount of money seeing as, to lose, each of your hands has to be lower than both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the familiar 52-card basic deck and one joker. The gambler is given seven cards face up and the casino is given seven cards faces hidden.
A five card hand and one 2 card hand must be put together from the seven cards, the 5 card hand must be higher than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be higher than the houses.
