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Pai Gow Poker

By: JAR

Pai Gow Poker is a great game for poker fans. It is an incredible game that combines elements of Texas Hold'em and Five-Card Draw, in a board game format.

In Pai Gow Poker players compete against the house (casino or bank) and not against each other, as in other versions of poker.

Pai Gow poker promises all the charm of traditional poker games. However, its origin dates back to ancient Chinese games (hence the symbols), the popularity of Pai Gow poker has grown in the same way in online casinos as in land based casinos.

There is a small difference however between the two games (online or land), that is dice used in a live game of pai gow poker are not part of the game online, because they are used to determine the order of players into the game, and into the Pai Gow and poker online, you will only bet against the computer.

There are several ways where a player can reduce the house edge in Pai Gow Poker. However, most of the time the newer or inexperienced players, ruin their chances, if not fully understand the basics rules. To avoid this, it's necessary to read the rules of game good and understand the methodology of it.

To explain a little better this game, we can mention in Pai Gow game are used 53 cards, and one of those cards is a wildcard, also called Joker.

According to the variant pai gow that you are playing, you should know that joker can have a higher or lower importance.

If you have not played any version of poker that uses wildcard, remember that joker can be used to complete a combination of cards as Straight or Flush. In other versions, joker has a value equal to Ace

The objective behind the game is that player be able to set cleverly two strong hands, to win. It is also essential to know there are two different types of bets in Pai Gow Poker.The first type of bet that you can find is called ante, and is a forced bet. In addition, there is another type of bet, called Beth Fortune, which is optional.

In this game, the player uses two hands, one that will consist of 5 cards, and another consisting of two cards. The five-card hand is known as "High Hand", so that the two-card hand is known as "Low Hand."

To qualify the High Hand must be of greater value than the low hand.

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