Double-hand Poker is a modern game with ancient ancestry. Founded on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the far east with the wild west in a wonderful game for new gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler against the casino, unlike nearly all other poker games that players play against other players. By wagering against the dealer, new players don’t need to worry about any other, more skillful people taking their mulla.
An additional Pai Gow advantage is the fairly leisurely game play, novices can take their time and strategize while not having to make frenzied selections.
It is also much simpler to bet on for a very long time with just a small amount of money since, to not win, both of your hands needs to be under both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the customary 52-card basic deck and a single joker. The player is given seven cards face up and the dealer gets 7 cards face down.
A 5 card hand and a 2 card hand must be put together from the seven cards, the 5 card hand has to be stronger than the 2 card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand values to be higher than the casino’s.