Pai Gow Poker is a current game with ancient origins. Founded on the ancient Chinese tile game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the eastern with the western in a great game for early level players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler against the house, not like most other poker games that players bet with other players. By competing against the dealer, beginner players don’t need to worry about other, more knowledgeable people taking their mulla.
A further Pai Gow advantage is the fairly slow game pace, novices can take their time and strategize without needing to make quick decisions.
It’s also easier to play for a very long time with just a small amount of cash since, to lose, each of your hands needs to be lower than both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the customary 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The gambler is assigned 7 cards faces showing and the croupier gets seven cards face down.
One 5 card hand and a two card hand need to be put together from the 7 cards, the five card hand has to be higher than the two card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be higher than the casino’s.