Double-hand Poker is a modern game with ancient ancestry. Founded on the old Chinese domino game and the current American version of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the far east with the west in a great game for new players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler against the casino, not like most other poker games that players bet against other gamblers. By betting against the dealer, starting players don’t have to be concerned about other, more skillful people taking their $$$$.
An additional Pai Gow advantage is the relatively slow game play, novices should be able to take their time and plan without needing to make quick choices.
It is also simpler to play for a very long time with basically a little bit of cash since, to lose, each of your hands needs to be under both of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the regular 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The player is given seven cards faces showing and the croupier is dealt 7 cards face down.
A five card hand and a 2 card hand have to be made from the 7 cards, the 5 card hand has to be higher than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be larger than the houses.