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Pai Gow Poker is a modern game with ancient origins. Founded on the ancient Chinese domino game and the current American adaptation of poker, Pai Gow poker joins the eastern with the west in a fantastic game for starting players.

Pai Gow is a poker game that puts the player versus the dealer, not like most other poker games that players play with other players. By playing against the dealer, starting players don't need to be concerned about any other, more experienced people winning their moolla.

A further Pai Gow advantage is the relatively leisurely game pace, beginners will be able to take their time and strategize while not needing to make quick decisions.

It's also easier to bet on for a very long time with basically a small bit of money since, to lose, both of your hands has to be under both of the casino's hands.

Pai Gow is played with 53 cards; the familiar 52-card standard deck and one joker. The player is assigned 7 cards face up and the croupier is dealt seven cards face down.

One 5 card hand and a 2 card hand must be put together from the seven cards, the five card hand has to be higher than the two card hand. To win, a player needs both of his hand totals to be larger than the casino's.