Double-hand Poker is a cutting-edge game with ancient origins. Built on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the far east with the west in an awesome game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler against the croupier, unlike nearly all other poker games that players wager with other players. By playing against the dealer, starting players don’t have to fret about other, more experienced players taking their money.
An additional Pai Gow advantage is the relatively slow game pace, novices should be able to take their time and scheme while not having to make hasty choices.
It is also simpler to participate in for a long time with only a small amount of cash since, to lose, each of your hands must be under each of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the regular 52-card common deck and one joker. The gambler is dealt 7 cards faces showing and the croupier is dealt 7 cards face down.
A five card hand and one two card hand have to be put together from the seven cards, the five card hand must be higher than the 2 card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be larger than the casino’s.