Double-hand Poker is a current game with old origins. Based on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the eastern with the western in an excellent game for new gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player against the dealer, unlike the majority of other poker games that players wager against other gamblers. By betting against the dealer, beginner players don’t have to fret about other, more skillful players taking their cash.
One more Pai Gow advantage is the relatively leisurely game play, beginners can take their time and strategize without having to make hasty choices.
It is also easier to gamble on for a very long time with just a small amount of money after all, to lose, each of your hands needs to be lower than both of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the familiar 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The gambler is assigned seven cards faces showing and the dealer gets 7 cards faces hidden.
One 5 card hand and one two card hand must be made from the 7 cards dealt, the 5 card hand has to be higher than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be better than the casino’s.
