Double-hand Poker is a modern game with ancient ancestry. Founded on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American version of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the east with the wild west in an awesome game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler versus the croupier, not like almost all other poker games that players bet with other players. By betting against the dealer, beginning players do not have to fret about other, more knowledgeable individuals winning their moolla.
An additional Pai Gow edge is the generally slow game play, novices should be able to take their time and strategize without having to make frenzied choices.
It’s also easier to wager on for an extended time with basically a small bit of cash since, to not win, each of your hands needs to be under both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the familiar 52-card standard deck and one joker. The player is dealt seven cards faces showing and the dealer is given 7 cards faces hidden.
One five card hand and one two card hand need to be put together from the seven cards dealt, the 5 card hand must be higher than the two card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be higher than the casino’s.
