Double-hand Poker is a current game with old origins. Founded on the old Chinese tile game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the far east with the western in a wonderful game for early level players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler versus the croupier, unlike nearly all other poker games that players wager against other gamblers. By gambling against the dealer, new players don’t need to be concerned about any other, more skillful players taking their money.
An additional Pai Gow advantage is the relatively slow game play, novices should be able to take their time and plan without needing to make hasty decisions.
It is also much simpler to wager on for an extended time with just a little bit of money seeing as, to not win, each of your hands needs to be lower than each of the houses hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the normal 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The gambler is dealt 7 cards face up and the croupier is given seven cards face down.
A 5 card hand and one two card hand must be put together from the 7 cards, the five card hand must be better than the two card hand. To succeed, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be higher than the casino’s.