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Novice Schemes for Double-Hand Poker

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Pai Gow Poker is a current game with ancient origins. Built on the ancient Chinese domino game and the current American version of poker, Pai Gow poker bands together the eastern with the wild west in a fantastic game for starting gamblers.

Pai Gow is a poker game that pits the gambler versus the dealer, not like the majority of other poker games that gamblers play with other players. By competing against the dealer, beginner players do not need to worry about any other, more skillful people winning their $$$$.

A further Pai Gow benefit is the generally slow game play, beginners are able to take their time and plan without needing to make hasty choices.

It is also easier to gamble on for a very long time with only a small amount of money seeing as, to lose, both of your hands must be lower than both of the houses hands.

Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the customary 52-card basic deck and a single joker. The player is dealt 7 cards faces showing and the croupier is dealt 7 cards faces hidden.

One five card hand and a 2 card hand have to be made from the 7 cards dealt, the five card hand must be better than the 2 card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand totals to be higher than the dealer’s.