Double-hand Poker is a cutting-edge game with ancient origins. Founded on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the far east with the western in an excellent game for new players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player against the house, unlike most other poker games that players play against other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, starting players do not need to be concerned about other, more skillful people winning their money.
Another Pai Gow benefit is the relatively leisurely game play, newcomers should be able to take their time and scheme while not needing to make hasty choices.
It is also easier to wager on for a long time with basically a tiny amount of money since, to not win, each of your hands has to be lower than both of the houses hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the familiar 52-card common deck and a single joker. The gambler is assigned seven cards faces showing and the house is given 7 cards faces hidden.
One 5 card hand and one 2 card hand have to be put together from the 7 cards dealt, the five card hand has to be better than the 2 card hand. To succeed, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be better than the houses.