Pai Gow Poker is a current game with old ancestry. Based on the old Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the east with the west in a fantastic game for new gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler against the dealer, unlike almost all other poker games that players bet with other gamblers. By gambling against the dealer, beginning players don’t have to be concerned about other, more knowledgeable individuals winning their $$$$.
Another Pai Gow edge is the generally slow game pace, beginners will be able to take their time and scheme without having to make frenzied decisions.
It is also easier to enjoy for an extended time with only a tiny bit of cash since, to not win, both of your hands needs to be under each of the houses hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the regular 52-card common deck and one joker. The gambler is dealt 7 cards faces showing and the dealer receives seven cards faces hidden.
One 5 card hand and a two card hand must be put together from the 7 cards dealt, the 5 card hand has to be higher than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be higher than the dealer’s.