Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with ancient origins. Based on the ancient Chinese tile game and the modern American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the eastern with the west in a wonderful game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler vs. the croupier, not like most other poker games that gamblers compete with other players. By wagering against the dealer, starting players don’t have to fret about any other, more knowledgeable people winning their moolla.
Another Pai Gow advantage is the relatively leisurely game play, novices should be able to take their time and scheme without needing to make quick selections.
It’s also easier to bet on for a long time with only a small amount of money since, to not win, each of your hands must 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 player is assigned seven cards faces showing and the croupier receives 7 cards faces hidden.
One five card hand and one two card hand have to be put together from the seven cards dealt, the five card hand must be stronger than the 2 card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be larger than the dealer’s.
