Double-hand Poker is a current game with old origins. Built on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the far east with the wild west in a wonderful game for new gamblers.

Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player vs. the casino, not like almost all other poker games that gamblers wager with other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, new players do not have to fret about other, more experienced individuals winning their mulla.

Another Pai Gow edge is the relatively slow game play, novices will be able to take their time and plan while not having to make frenzied decisions.

It’s also simpler to bet on for an extended time with only a little amount of money seeing as, to lose, both of your hands must be lower than both of the casino’s hands.

Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the familiar 52-card common deck and a single joker. The gambler is assigned seven cards face up and the croupier gets seven cards faces hidden.

A five card hand and a 2 card hand must be put together from the 7 cards dealt, the 5 card hand has to be better than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be better than the casino’s.