Poker Games and New Activity Room Here at THD

Last week THD activity started Texas Hold "em Poker💚. It is the simplest way of playing poker. Playing the game reminded me of my younger years, when I played Pai Gow Poker at the Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, Ca every month from 2005 to 2015.  

 So what is Pai Gow Poker, here's what Wikipedia says:  

Pai gow poker (also called double-hand poker) is a version of pai gow that is played with playing cards, instead of traditional pai gow's Chinese dominoes. The game of pai gow poker was created in 1985 in the United States by Sam Torosian, owner of the Bell Card Club.

The game is played with a standard 52-card deck, plus a single joker. It is played on a table set for six players, plus the dealer. Each player attempts to defeat the banker (who may be the casino dealer, one of the other players at the table, or a player acting in tandem with the dealer as co-bankers).

Winning condition

The object of pai gow poker is to create a five-card poker hand and a two-card poker hand from seven cards that beat both of the bank's hands. The five-card hand's rank must exceed that of the two-card hand, and it is for this reason that the two-card hand is often called the "small", "minor", "low" or "2nd highest" hand whereas the five-card hand is "high" or "big." The two-card hand is also physically placed in front of the five-card hand, leading to the respective terms "front" (or "top") hand and "back" (or "bottom") hand.

https://www.888poker.com/magazine/strategy/pai-gow-poker

I suggested to THD Activityi Personnels ( Cidney and Teresa) that we should play weekly alternating Texas Hold Em, Pai Gao, Black Jack and Gin Rummy or Hearts in our newly furnished Game Room at the Lobby.  Cidney and Teresa said they will evaluate and study on  the feasibility of my suggestion.   

Meanwhile, The New Activity Room is now fully furnished withe 4 round tables and 8 chairs to match. I love the modern ( black and white) look of the furnishings. The Chair cushion may need a little pad to ease the burden of sitting for a few hours playing card games or doing handicraft/art work. Here are photos yesterday that I took with Patty, Peggy and Hisako of the new furnishings of the Room.

 

One long Side Table by the Side of the Fireplace complement the balance and beauty of the Room used to be called the FirePlace Lounge.  

💚https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Poker