Double-hand Poker is a modern game with ancient ancestry. Built on the old Chinese domino game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the far east with the western in an awesome game for new players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler against the casino, unlike almost all other poker games that players bet with other gamblers. By gambling against the dealer, new players don’t need to fret about other, more experienced players winning their money.
A further Pai Gow advantage is the relatively leisurely game play, novices are able to take their time and plan while not needing to make quick selections.
It is also much simpler to enjoy for an extended time with basically a tiny bit of cash since, to not win, both of your hands must be lower than both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the regular 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The gambler is given 7 cards faces showing and the croupier receives 7 cards faces hidden.
One 5 card hand and one 2 card hand need to be put together from the 7 cards dealt, the 5 card hand has to be stronger than the two card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be better than the dealer’s.