Double-hand Poker is a cutting-edge game with ancient ancestry. Built on the old Chinese domino game and the modern American version of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the eastern with the wild west in an awesome game for beginner level gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler versus the dealer, unlike most other poker games that players compete against other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, starting players don’t have to be concerned about any other, more knowledgeable people taking their $$$$.
Another Pai Gow benefit is the fairly leisurely game pace, newcomers will be able to take their time and plan while not having to make hasty decisions.
It is also easier to gamble on for an extended time with basically a little amount of money seeing as, to not win, both of your hands must be under both of the houses hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the regular 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The gambler is dealt 7 cards face up and the house gets seven cards face down.
One five card hand and one two card hand have to be put together 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 higher than the casino’s.