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Amateurs Strategy for Double-Hand Poker
Pai Gow Poker is a cutting-edge game with old ancestry. Built on the ancient Chinese domino game and the modern American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the east with the west in an awesome game for early level gamblers.
Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player against the casino, unlike almost all other poker games that players bet with other players. By wagering against the dealer, beginner players do not need to be concerned about other, more advanced gamblers taking their money.
A further Pai Gow advantage is the generally leisurely game pace, newcomers should be able to take their time and strategize while not needing to make frenzied decisions.
It’s also much simpler to play for a very long time with only a small amount of cash after all, to lose, each of your hands has to be under both of the casino’s hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the familiar 52-card basic deck and a single joker. The gambler is given seven cards face up and the croupier receives seven cards face down.
One five card hand and a 2 card hand need to be made from the 7 cards dealt, the 5 card hand must be higher than the 2 card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand values to be larger than the casino’s.