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Pai Gow Poker is a current game with ancient origins. Built on the ancient Chinese domino game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the east with the west in an excellent game for starting players.

Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player against the dealer, unlike most other poker games that players wager against other gamblers. By playing against the dealer, new players do not have to be concerned about any other, more knowledgeable players taking their moolla.

Another Pai Gow benefit is the fairly leisurely game pace, beginners will be able to take their time and scheme without needing to make frenzied selections.

It’s also simpler to participate in for a very long time with only a little bit of money seeing as, to not win, each of your hands must be under both of the casino’s hands.

Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the regular 52-card common deck and one joker. The player is given seven cards face up and the house is dealt seven cards face down.

A 5 card hand and one two card hand need to be made from the seven cards, the 5 card hand must be stronger than the two card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand totals to be higher than the casino’s.