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Double-hand Poker is a current game with ancient ancestry. Based on the old Chinese tile game and the modern American version of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the far east with the western in an awesome game for beginning level players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player vs. the croupier, unlike nearly all other poker games that players play with other players. By wagering against the dealer, new players don’t need to worry about other, more experienced players taking their $$$$.
An additional Pai Gow advantage is the relatively slow game play, rookies can take their time and strategize while not having to make hasty selections.
It’s also much simpler to play for a long time with just a small amount of cash after all, to not win, both of your hands has to be under both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the familiar 52-card common deck and a single joker. The player is dealt 7 cards faces showing and the dealer is dealt seven cards faces hidden.
A 5 card hand and one 2 card hand have to be put together from the 7 cards, the five card hand has to be stronger than the 2 card hand. To win, a player is required to have both of his hand totals to be better than the dealer’s.