Newcomer Schemes for Pai Gow Poker

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Pai Gow Poker is a current game with old ancestry. Built on the old Chinese domino game and the current American version of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the eastern with the wild west in a great game for beginning level gamblers.

Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler versus the croupier, not like nearly all other poker games that players wager against other gamblers. By betting against the dealer, new players don’t have to fret about any other, more advanced individuals taking their $$$$.

Another Pai Gow benefit is the relatively leisurely game pace, novices should be able to take their time and scheme while not having to make frenzied choices.

It’s also easier to play for an extended time with just a tiny amount of money since, to not win, each of your hands must be lower than each of the dealer’s hands.

Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the customary 52-card common deck and a single joker. The gambler is assigned 7 cards face up and the casino is given 7 cards face down.

One 5 card hand and a 2 card hand have to be made from the seven cards, the 5 card hand must be higher than the 2 card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand totals to be better than the casino’s.