Double-hand Poker is a modern game with old origins. Based on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the far east with the wild west in a wonderful game for new players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler against the casino, not like the majority of other poker games that gamblers compete with other players. By playing against the dealer, beginner players do not have to fret about other, more experienced gamblers winning their moolla.
Another Pai Gow advantage is the fairly slow game pace, rookies are able to take their time and scheme without having to make quick decisions.
It is also simpler to play for a very long time with just a tiny bit of cash after all, to lose, each of your hands must be under both of the houses hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the regular 52-card common deck and one joker. The gambler is given seven cards face up and the croupier is given seven cards face down.
A 5 card hand and one 2 card hand need to be made from the 7 cards, the five card hand must be higher than the two card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand values to be better than the casino’s.
