Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with old ancestry. Based on the old Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the eastern with the wild west in a fantastic game for early level players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player vs. the casino, unlike almost all other poker games that gamblers compete with other gamblers. By playing against the dealer, beginner players do not have to worry about other, more advanced gamblers winning their cash.
An additional Pai Gow advantage is the fairly slow game play, novices will be able to take their time and scheme without having to make quick decisions.
It’s also easier to gamble on for a very long time with only a little amount of money since, to lose, each of your hands has to be under each of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the customary 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The player is given seven cards face up and the croupier receives 7 cards face down.
A five card hand and a 2 card hand have to be put together from the 7 cards, the five card hand must be higher than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand values to be higher than the dealer’s.
