Double-hand Poker is a current game with old ancestry. Based on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the eastern with the west in a wonderful game for beginning level players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player against the dealer, unlike almost all other poker games that gamblers bet against other gamblers. By wagering against the dealer, new players don’t have to worry about other, more advanced people winning their $$$$.
A further Pai Gow benefit is the relatively leisurely game pace, beginners will be able to take their time and plan without needing to make hasty choices.
It’s also much simpler to play for an extended time with only a tiny amount of cash since, to not win, each of your hands has to be under both of the dealer’s hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the regular 52-card common deck and one joker. The gambler is assigned seven cards faces showing and the casino is dealt seven cards faces hidden.
A 5 card hand and one 2 card hand need to be made from the seven cards, the 5 card hand has to be better than the two card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be higher than the dealer’s.