Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with old ancestry. Based on the old Chinese domino game and the current American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the east with the west in a great game for starting gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler vs. the casino, unlike the majority of other poker games that players play against other players. By competing against the dealer, beginner players don’t need to worry about other, more skillful gamblers winning their cash.
An additional Pai Gow benefit is the relatively slow game pace, beginners should be able to take their time and scheme without needing to make frenzied decisions.
It’s also simpler to bet on for a very long time with only a little bit of money since, to lose, each of your hands must be under each of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the familiar 52-card common deck and one joker. The player is assigned 7 cards face up and the casino receives 7 cards face down.
One 5 card hand and one 2 card hand have to be made from the 7 cards dealt, the 5 card hand must be stronger than the 2 card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be higher than the dealer’s.
