Double-hand Poker is a modern game with old ancestry. Founded on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the far east with the western in an awesome game for beginner level gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler versus the house, unlike the majority of other poker games that gamblers compete with other players. By competing against the dealer, beginner players don’t need to worry about other, more knowledgeable players taking their money.
Another Pai Gow advantage is the fairly slow game play, novices will be able to take their time and plan without needing to make frenzied selections.
It’s also easier to participate in for a very long time with just a little bit of cash seeing as, to lose, each of your hands has to be under each of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the normal 52-card basic deck and one joker. The player is dealt 7 cards faces showing and the croupier receives 7 cards faces hidden.
One five card hand and a two card hand need to be made from the 7 cards, the 5 card hand must be stronger than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be larger than the houses.
