Double-hand Poker is a modern game with ancient ancestry. Founded on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the east with the wild west in a great game for new players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player vs. the house, not like nearly all other poker games that gamblers play against other players. By playing against the dealer, beginner players do not need to worry about any other, more experienced gamblers taking their cash.
An additional Pai Gow benefit is the generally slow game pace, newcomers should be able to take their time and plan without needing to make quick decisions.
It’s also easier to gamble on for a very long time with only a little bit of money after all, to not win, each of your hands needs to be lower than both of the houses hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the familiar 52-card common deck and a single joker. The gambler is given 7 cards face up and the house is dealt seven cards face down.
A five card hand and a two card hand have to be made from the seven cards, the five card hand must be better than the two card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be better than the casino’s.