Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with old ancestry. Founded on the ancient Chinese tile game and the modern American version of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the eastern with the wild west in an excellent game for new gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player vs. the casino, unlike most other poker games that gamblers bet with other players. By wagering against the dealer, new players do not have to worry about any other, more advanced gamblers taking their cash.
One more Pai Gow benefit is the relatively leisurely game pace, beginners can take their time and strategize while not needing to make quick decisions.
It is also easier to play for a very long time with just a tiny amount of cash seeing as, to not win, each of your hands must be lower than both of the houses hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the customary 52-card basic deck and a single joker. The player is given seven cards faces showing and the casino gets seven cards faces hidden.
A five card hand and one two card hand must be made from the 7 cards, the 5 card hand has to be higher than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand values to be higher than the dealer’s.