The traditional Asian game of Pai Gow is played with tiles that look like dominos. To make it easier to understand an American version was introduced using standard playing cards and the ranking of hands were fashioned after poker hands. Thus the new game of Pai Gow Poker was developed.

Pai Gow Poker has been gaining in popularity at the casino. It is a slower paced game. Here is an introduction as to how the game is played and a strategy for playing the game.