Pai Gow Poker is a current game with old origins. Built on the old Chinese domino game and the modern American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the eastern with the west in a fantastic game for beginning level gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player vs. the croupier, unlike nearly all other poker games that gamblers wager against other gamblers. By betting against the dealer, beginner players don’t have to be concerned about other, more advanced players taking their moolla.
Another Pai Gow edge is the fairly slow game play, beginners are able to take their time and strategize while not needing to make hasty choices.
It’s also much simpler to participate in for a very long time with just a little bit of money seeing as, to lose, both of your hands needs to be lower than both of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the normal 52-card common deck and one joker. The player is given seven cards faces showing and the croupier is given seven cards face down.
A five card hand and a 2 card hand need to be put together from the seven cards dealt, the 5 card hand must be stronger than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be better than the casino’s.