Double-hand Poker is a current game with ancient ancestry. Built on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the east with the west in an excellent game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler versus the croupier, unlike most other poker games that players play with other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, beginner players do not have to be concerned about other, more skillful gamblers winning their $$$$.
Another Pai Gow benefit is the generally slow game play, rookies are able to take their time and scheme while not having to make hasty decisions.
It’s also easier to wager on for an extended time with just a tiny bit of money after all, to lose, both of your hands must be lower than each of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the normal 52-card basic deck and one joker. The gambler is given seven cards faces showing and the casino is given seven cards faces hidden.
A five card hand and a two card hand must be put together from the seven cards, the five card hand must be stronger than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be larger than the houses.
