Newcomer Tactics for Double-Hand Poker

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Double-hand Poker is a modern game with old ancestry. Founded on the old Chinese domino game and the modern American version of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the east with the west in an excellent game for new gamblers.

Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the player vs. the house, not like the majority of other poker games that players compete with other players. By competing against the dealer, beginner players don’t need to worry about any other, more skillful players winning their $$$$.

Another Pai Gow edge is the generally slow game play, newcomers should be able to take their time and scheme while not needing to make quick selections.

It is also easier to bet on for a long time with just a little amount of cash seeing as, to lose, both of your hands must be under both of the houses hands.

Pai Gow uses 53 cards; the regular 52-card basic deck and one joker. The player is dealt 7 cards faces showing and the croupier gets seven cards faces hidden.

One 5 card hand and one 2 card hand must be made from the seven cards dealt, the 5 card hand has to be better than the two card hand. To succeed, a player is required to have both of his hand values to be better than the dealer’s.