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The game of chinese poker is
played by two to four players. The game is played for points,
where each point is worth a set amount of money.
Each Chinese Poker player gets thirteen
cards to arrange into three hands, two five card hands and one
three card hand. These hands are called the back, middle and front
hand.
The hands will be compared against the corresponding
hands of the other players. The objective of Chinese Poker is
to arrange a set of hands that will beat the corresponding hands
of the other players. There are often several possible ways to
arrange the thirteen cards given to you and the only rules you
have to follow are that the back hand must be of a higher value
than the middle hand, and the middle hand must be higher than
the front hand. The value of each hand is determined by standard
poker rules. The front hand, with only three cards, cannot have
a flush or straight.
Hand order: Back > Middle > Front.
After arranging all hands the players compare
their hands to each other and the winner in each individual game
receives a number of points, determined by how much they won.
In each round with four players there are six
transactions of points.
Hand Values
The hands are evaluated as poker hands in the
following order:
1. Royal Flush
2. Straight flush
3. Four of a kind
4. Full house
5. Flush
6. Straight
7. Three of a kind
8. Two Pair
9. Pair
In Chinese Poker the lowest straight possible
is Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5. In the third hand (front hand) straights and
flushes do not count.
Winning a round
The scoring in a game of chinese poker may seem
complicated, but in general:
If your hands outrank at least two out of the
three hands of another player, you win over that player.
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2-4 scoring is used which in general means that if you win two
out of three hands you get two points and if you win all three
hands you get four points.
Scoring
When the players are done arranging their hands
and the cards are put down. Each player compares their hands with
each of the other players and are rewarded points according to
one of several systems.
The six comparisons that are made are:
Player1 vs. Player2
Player1 vs. Player3
Player1 vs. Player4
Player2 vs. Player3
Player2 vs. Player4
Player3 vs. Player4
2-4 scoring
This is the most common scoring and can be described in two rules:
1. A player that wins two out of three hands gets
two points.
2. A player that wins all three hands gets four points.
These rules are derived from the following set
of rules:
The player with the higher Back hand gets one point.
The player with the higher Middle hand gets one
point.
The player with the higher Front hand gets one
point.
Bonus points, if any, are added to each players
total.
The player with the higher total gets an additional
point called the overall point.
The player with the higher total collects the
difference between the two scores.
1-4 scoring This is the same as 2-4 scoring
only there will be no overall point for winning two out of three
hands. (Bonuses always count and surrender always applies, 2 points)
1-6 Scoring
This system is sometime called the mandarin way. In this system
winning two out of three is worth one point and winning all three
is worth six points. (Bonuses always count and surrender always
applies, 3 points) Without bonuses a player can potentially win
18 points, 6 points from each of the other players.
Bonuses In addition to the basic payoffs
described so far, at some tables players pay bonuses for high
ranking hands. Typical bonus payments are:
Straight Flush in back/Middle hand 4 points
Four of a kind in back/middle hand 3 points
Three of a kind in front hand 2 points
Full house in middle hand 1 point
Surrender Surrender is a scoring option
in which a player agrees to throw his hand away and pay a set
amount to each opponent. The amount is 2 points for a 2-4 game,
3 points in a 1-6 game. If two players surrender they tie.
Rake
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a small fee is taken for each played hand, the amount varies depending
on the amount per point and the number of players at the table.
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