Double-hand Poker is a current game with ancient ancestry. Based on the old Chinese domino game and the current American version of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the east with the western in a wonderful game for new players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler vs. the dealer, unlike almost all other poker games that players wager with other players. By gambling against the dealer, beginning players don’t need to worry about any other, more skillful individuals taking their mulla.
A further Pai Gow benefit is the generally slow game play, newcomers should be able to take their time and scheme without having to make hasty decisions.
It’s also easier to wager on for a very long time with just a tiny amount of money after all, to not win, both of your hands needs to be lower than both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the familiar 52-card common deck and one joker. The gambler is dealt seven cards faces showing and the house gets 7 cards faces hidden.
One five card hand and one 2 card hand have to be put together from the seven cards dealt, the 5 card hand has to be higher than the 2 card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand totals to be larger than the houses.