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PAI GOW HISTORY
This deviation of poker, called Pai Gow History poker,
has its ancestry in the ancient Chinese game, Pai Gow. On the other hand,
it has combined with American Poker to develop into the modern game of
Pai Gow poker. Variations of Pai Gow poker began appearing around the
mid 1800's, but started getting trendy in 1986 in the card rooms of California.
By 1987, Pai Gow poker was in the casinos of Las Vegas. In the subsequent
years, Atlantic City also accepted Pai Gow poker into its casinos. Even
though it is a simple game, Pai Gow poker offers many tactical options.
This gives you the option to play conventionally 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 pastime of Pai Gow poker, which uses an exclusive
set of dominos, is emblematic, mysterious, and hard to learn.
While, Pai Gow poker, conversely, uses a regular deck of
cards and is based on standard poker hands. It is relatively
easy to learn and play.
