Double-hand Poker is a current game with ancient ancestry. Founded on the old Chinese domino game and the current American version of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the eastern with the west in a wonderful game for starting players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler vs. the dealer, unlike almost all other poker games that players wager against other players. By wagering against the dealer, new players do not have to be concerned about other, more skillful gamblers winning their money.
Another Pai Gow advantage is the fairly slow game play, newcomers should be able to take their time and plan while not having to make hasty selections.
It is also much simpler to bet on for an extended time with only a small amount of money seeing as, to not win, each of your hands needs to be under each of the houses hands.
Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the regular 52-card basic deck and one joker. The player is given seven cards faces showing and the croupier is dealt seven cards face down.
One 5 card hand and one two card hand need to be put together from the seven cards dealt, the five card hand has to be stronger than the two card hand. To succeed, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be larger than the dealer’s.