PAI GOW POKER HISTORY
This variation of poker, called
pai gow poker, has its roots in the ancient Chinese game, Pai Gow. However,
it has merged with American Poker to evolve into the modern game of pai gow
poker. Variations of pai gow poker started appearing around the mid
1800's, but started getting popular in 1986 in the card rooms of California.
By 1987, pai gow poker was in the casinos of Las Vegas. In the following
years, Atlantic City also accepted pai gow poker into it's casinos. Although
it is a simple game, pai gow poker offers many strategic options. This
gives you the option to play conservatively and maximize your playing time for
little money, or go for the quick win.
The game pai gow poker is
played with a 53-card deck consisting of a standard 52-card deck with 1 wild
card. A blackjack-sized table is used in pai gow poker, with room for
six players to play at once. The object of pai gow poker is to split
your hand into a five-card hand and a two card hand with both hands beating
the dealer's two hands to win.
The original game of pai gow
poker, which uses a unique set of dominos, is symbolic, enigmatic, and difficult
to learn. While, pai gow poker, on the other hand, uses a regular deck
of cards and is based on standard poker hands. It is comparatively easy to learn
and play, our casinos wouldn't have it any other way.
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