Pai Gow Poker is a current game with ancient origins. Built on the old Chinese tile game and the current American version of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the far east with the west in an awesome game for beginner level players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player vs. the house, unlike most other poker games that players play with other gamblers. By betting against the dealer, beginner players do not have to be concerned about other, more skillful individuals winning their $$$$.
One more Pai Gow benefit is the generally slow game pace, rookies can take their time and plan without having to make quick choices.
It’s also simpler to enjoy for a long time with just a tiny amount of cash since, to not win, each of your hands needs to be lower than both of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the normal 52-card common deck and one joker. The player is given seven cards faces showing and the dealer is dealt seven cards faces hidden.
A 5 card hand and one 2 card hand must be put together from the seven cards dealt, the five card hand has to be better than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand values to be better than the dealer’s.