Pai Gow Poker is a current game with old ancestry. Founded on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the far east with the west in a fantastic game for new players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler versus the house, unlike most other poker games that players bet with other players. By competing against the dealer, new players do not have to worry about other, more skillful gamblers taking their money.
An additional Pai Gow advantage is the fairly slow game pace, beginners are able to take their time and scheme without needing to make frenzied choices.
It is also easier to gamble on for a very long time with only a tiny amount of cash seeing as, to not win, both of your hands must be under both of the houses hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the normal 52-card common deck and one joker. The player is dealt 7 cards face up and the dealer gets seven cards faces hidden.
One 5 card hand and a 2 card hand have to be put together from the 7 cards dealt, the five card hand has to be stronger than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be better than the dealer’s.
