Double-hand Poker is a modern game with old origins. Founded on the ancient Chinese domino game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the eastern with the wild west in a great game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler vs. the dealer, unlike the majority of other poker games that gamblers bet with other gamblers. By betting against the dealer, starting players do not need to worry about other, more advanced players winning their money.
A further Pai Gow edge is the generally leisurely game play, newcomers can take their time and strategize while not needing to make frenzied decisions.
It is also easier to gamble on for a long time with basically a small amount of money seeing as, to lose, both of your hands has to be lower than each of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the customary 52-card standard deck and one joker. The player is dealt 7 cards face up and the croupier is dealt seven cards faces hidden.
A 5 card hand and a 2 card hand have to be made from the seven cards dealt, the five card hand must be better than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand values to be better than the dealer’s.