Pai Gow Poker is a cutting-edge game with ancient origins. Built on the old Chinese domino game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the far east with the west in a great game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player against the croupier, unlike nearly all other poker games that gamblers play with other players. By gambling against the dealer, beginning players don’t need to worry about other, more experienced players winning their money.
Another Pai Gow edge is the relatively slow game play, beginners are able to take their time and plan without having to make quick decisions.
It’s also much simpler to play for an extended time with basically a small bit of cash seeing as, to not win, each of your hands has to be under both of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the normal 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The gambler is given seven cards face up and the house gets 7 cards face down.
A five card hand and one 2 card hand have to be put together from the 7 cards dealt, the 5 card hand must be higher than the two card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be larger than the casino’s.