Pai Gow Poker is a current game with ancient origins. Based on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the east with the wild west in a great game for starting gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player vs. the croupier, not like the majority of other poker games that gamblers compete against other gamblers. By gambling against the dealer, beginner players do not have to worry about any other, more knowledgeable gamblers taking their moolla.
A further Pai Gow advantage is the fairly leisurely game pace, newcomers should be able to take their time and strategize while not needing to make frenzied choices.
It’s also much simpler to bet on for a long time with only a small amount of money since, to not win, both of your hands needs to be under each of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the normal 52-card common deck and a single joker. The player is dealt seven cards face up and the croupier receives seven cards face down.
A 5 card hand and one 2 card hand need to be made from the 7 cards, the 5 card hand has to be stronger than the two card hand. To succeed, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be higher than the casino’s.
