Double-hand Poker is a current game with ancient origins. Based on the old Chinese domino game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the eastern with the western in an excellent game for beginning level gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler versus the croupier, unlike the majority of other poker games that players bet against other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, beginner players don’t need to be concerned about other, more experienced people taking their moolla.
Another Pai Gow advantage is the generally leisurely game play, newcomers are able to take their time and strategize without needing to make frenzied choices.
It’s also easier to participate in for an extended time with just a little bit of money since, to lose, both of your hands must be lower than both of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the regular 52-card standard deck and one joker. The gambler is given seven cards faces showing and the croupier gets 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 has to be higher than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be larger than the casino’s.
