Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with old origins. Based on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the eastern with the western in an excellent game for beginner level players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player against the croupier, unlike almost all other poker games that players play against other players. By competing against the dealer, starting players don’t have to be concerned about other, more advanced gamblers taking their cash.
One more Pai Gow benefit is the relatively leisurely game play, rookies will be able to take their time and plan without needing to make frenzied decisions.
It’s also much simpler to participate in for a very long time with just a little amount of money seeing as, to lose, both of your hands has to be lower than both of the houses hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the customary 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The player is dealt 7 cards face up and the dealer is given seven cards face down.
A five card hand and a 2 card hand need to be made from the 7 cards, the 5 card hand must be better than the two card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand values to be better than the dealer’s.