Pai Gow Poker is a cutting-edge game with ancient ancestry. Built on the ancient Chinese domino game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the far east with the wild west in a wonderful game for starting players.

Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the gambler against the casino, unlike most other poker games that players wager with other players. By competing against the dealer, beginning players do not have to fret about other, more knowledgeable people taking their $$$$.

Another Pai Gow advantage is the fairly leisurely game pace, beginners can take their time and plan while not having to make hasty decisions.

It is also much simpler to play for an extended time with just a small amount of cash since, to not win, each of your hands needs to be under each of the houses hands.

Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the customary 52-card standard deck and one joker. The player is dealt 7 cards face up and the casino is dealt 7 cards faces hidden.

A 5 card hand and a 2 card hand need to be made from the seven cards dealt, the 5 card hand has to be stronger than the two card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand totals to be higher than the casino’s.