Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with ancient origins. Based on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the far east with the west in a wonderful game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player vs. the casino, not like the majority of other poker games that gamblers wager against other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, starting players do not need to worry about other, more experienced people winning their money.
One more Pai Gow advantage is the relatively leisurely game pace, rookies should be able to take their time and strategize while not needing to make frenzied choices.
It’s also simpler to play for an extended time with just a little amount of money since, to not win, each of your hands must be under both of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the normal 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The player is given 7 cards faces showing and the casino gets 7 cards faces hidden.
One five card hand and one 2 card hand need to be made from the seven cards, the 5 card hand must be stronger than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand values to be higher than the dealer’s.