Double-hand Poker is a current game with old origins. Built on the old Chinese tile game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the eastern with the west in an awesome game for beginner level gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler vs. the dealer, not like almost all other poker games that players compete with other players. By gambling against the dealer, new players do not have to worry about other, more skillful individuals winning their mulla.
A further Pai Gow benefit is the relatively slow game pace, beginners should be able to take their time and strategize without needing to make frenzied decisions.
It’s also much simpler to play for a long time with only a small bit of cash since, to not win, both of your hands needs to be under both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the familiar 52-card common deck and one joker. The gambler is given 7 cards face up and the casino receives seven cards faces hidden.
A five card hand and a two card hand must be put together from the seven cards dealt, the 5 card hand has to be better than the two card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand values to be larger than the houses.
