Double-hand Poker is a current game with old origins. Based on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American version of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the far east with the wild west in a fantastic game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player against the dealer, not like almost all other poker games that players play against other players. By wagering against the dealer, new players do not have to worry about any other, more knowledgeable gamblers taking their money.
A further Pai Gow benefit is the fairly slow game pace, beginners should be able to take their time and strategize without having to make quick decisions.
It is also much simpler to wager on for an extended time with basically a little amount of cash after all, to lose, each of your hands must be lower than each of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the regular 52-card basic deck and one joker. The gambler is assigned seven cards face up and the casino is given 7 cards face down.
A 5 card hand and a 2 card hand need to be put together from the seven cards, the 5 card hand must be higher than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand values to be better than the casino’s.