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Newcomer Tactics for Pai Gow Poker
Pai Gow Poker is a cutting-edge game with ancient ancestry. Based on the old Chinese domino game and the modern American variation of poker, Pai Gow poker marries the eastern with the wild west in a wonderful game for beginner level players.
Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player versus the house, unlike most other poker games that players bet against other gamblers. By competing against the dealer, beginning players do not need to worry about other, more knowledgeable players taking their $$$$.
Another Pai Gow benefit is the relatively slow game play, newcomers should be able to take their time and plan while not having to make quick decisions.
It’s also easier to enjoy for a very long time with basically a small amount of money after all, to not win, each of your hands must be under each of the houses hands.
Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the normal 52-card common deck and a single joker. The player is dealt 7 cards faces showing and the house is given seven cards face down.
One five card hand and a two card hand must be put together from the 7 cards dealt, the five card hand must be higher than the two card hand. To succeed, a player needs both of his hand totals to be higher than the casino’s.