Pai Gow Poker is a cutting-edge game with old origins. Founded on the old Chinese tile game and the modern American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker combines the far east with the wild west in an excellent game for starting gamblers.

Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler versus the casino, unlike nearly all other poker games that gamblers compete with other gamblers. By playing against the dealer, beginner players do not need to fret about any other, more experienced people taking their moolla.

A further Pai Gow advantage is the fairly slow game play, rookies can take their time and scheme while not having to make hasty decisions.

It’s also easier to play for a long time with only a small amount of money after all, to not win, each of your hands has to be under each of the houses hands.

Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the customary 52-card standard deck and a single joker. The gambler is given seven cards faces showing and the dealer is given seven cards faces hidden.

One five card hand and one two card hand have to be made from the 7 cards dealt, the 5 card hand must be better than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be better than the houses.