Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with ancient ancestry. Founded on the ancient Chinese domino game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the eastern with the wild west in an excellent game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player against the dealer, unlike almost all other poker games that gamblers play with other gamblers. By wagering against the dealer, new players don’t need to worry about other, more advanced gamblers winning their money.
A further Pai Gow advantage is the relatively leisurely game play, newcomers can take their time and scheme while not having to make hasty selections.
It is also easier to wager on for a very long time with just a small amount of cash since, to lose, both of your hands must be under each of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the regular 52-card standard deck and one joker. The gambler is given seven cards faces showing and the dealer is given seven cards face down.
One 5 card hand and one 2 card hand need to be made from the 7 cards dealt, the five card hand must be better than the 2 card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand totals to be better than the casino’s.
