Chinese Poker

Chinese Poker (also known as Russian Poker ) is a variant of the card game Poker. Each player is dealt 13 cards from a 52-card deck. Typically the game is played with four players, but can also be played with two or three players.

The name is taken from the American and comes from the fact that it was played mainly by Asian immigrants in the United States for a long time. In Cantonese origin of the game it says Sap Sam Cheung what 13 cards means. This game is particularly popular in Hong Kong and parts of Southeast Asia.

• 3.1 "2-4 " rule
• 3.2 " 1-6 " rule

Regulate

Each player gets 13 cards, which are not interchangeable. From this he has to make three hands:

• Front Hand / Front: three cards
• Middle Hand / middle: five cards (must be better than the front hand - see combinations )
• Backhand / Rear: five cards (must be better than the middle hand)

Since the front hand consists of only three cards, the possible combinations of drilling, a pair and high card are reduced. The hands are then laid in the order hidden from the player.

Surrender rule

The usual way of playing Chinese Poker does not allow it to fold his cards to the player. If you play but with the Surrender rule, proceed as follows: If all hands were placed face-down, it is said that you get off. So automatically you lose 0-2 against each player (see → rating ).

Exchange control

If you play with three players, you can optionally play with 'em. If you want to change, you have to pay 2 points to each player, and then you can exchange any number of their cards with the leftover cards. One possible play that the first may exchange that speaks it as a first, or at alternate dealer that may trade first sitting first after the donor.

Rating

In summary, the individual hands (front / middle / rear ) are compared with those of the enemy, namely FFA. This front one hand against the front hand, middleware middleware hand against hand and backhand to backhand. If one is in a better hand than your opponent, you get a point, one is worse the opponent gets a point. In the event that both hands are equally strong, no one gets a point.

An example: I hit my opponent in the front hand and back hand, and lose in the Middle hand. I get 2 points and my opponent 1 point ( 2-1). I suggest my opponent in all three hands, I get 3 1 = 4 (3 points plus 1 Application / Ante ) points. There is a tie in one hand, no point is awarded for that hand. With one or more draw so the combinations 2-0, 1-0, 1-1 (plus 1 application / Ante ) are possible.

Point systems

There are many different scoring systems, and one can make his own systems. All systems have the same, however, is that with each exchanged points, ie the sum of all points is always zero. How much is a point worth can be agreed individually with each player, you do not play with all by the same amount.

"2-4 " rule

The most commonly used scoring system is the "2-4 " rule in which a player gets an extra point for the overall victory of his three hands. In a 3-0 so you get 4 points, the opponent 4 points. In a 2-1 you get 2 points, the opponent -2 points. In a 1-1 or 0-0 no one gets points. In a 2-0 you get 3 points and the opponent 3 penalty points and a 1-0 you get 2 points and the opponent -2 points.

" 1-6 " rule

Another point system is the " 1-6 " rule in which a player gets 3 extra points for a 3-0. In a 3-0 so you get 6 points, the opponent 6 penalty points. In a 2-1 you get 1 point, the opponent 1 point. In a 1-1 or 0-0 no one gets points. In a 2-0 you get 2 points and the opponent -2 points, and at 1-0 you get 1 point and the opponent 1 point.

Royalties

Royalties are bonus hands that bring a player extra points. Again, there are different variations to distribute the points.

• Drilling in the front Hand: 3 points
• Full House in the Middle Hand: 1 point
• Vierling in the middleware or Backhand: 3 points
• Straight Flush in the middle or Backhand: 4 points
• Royal Flush in Backhand: 5 points

The points for royalties are also charged with every single player. So for four of a kind in the backhand you get 3 points from each opponent, and corresponding to each opponent 3 minus points.

Natural royalties

Natural royalties are bonus hands with which you automatically wins against any opponent, and the corresponding points gets. In this case, no further vote will take place, no offsetting potential royalties of opponents.

• Six pairs: 6 points ( Quads can be used as two pairs )
• Three flushes: 3 points (for example, three heart in the front hand, 5 of spades in the Middle hand and 5 spades in the backhand )
• Three Roads: 3 points ( for example, KQJT9, TJ987, 32A )
• 13 Card Street: 13 points ( AKQJT98765432 )
• 13 - card royal flush: 50 points (13 - card road in a color)

Roads and blushing in the front hand there exclusively for the Evaluation of a Natural Royalty, not for the normal rating.

Example

In the summary you go in sequence before, and compares each hand with Everyone. Player 1 ( above) by hand [ 8-8-8 KQJT - 9 7 -7-7 - TT ] loses 3 points Player 2 (center) with his hand [3- Spades 5 - Checked Cross 5 ], because player 2 has a Natural Royalty in the form of three flushes. The drilling in the front hand brings players one in this case no points.

Opponent 3 (below ) by hand [ QT - 5 AA -2-2-4 3-3-3-3-6 ] Player 1 wins the front hand, and the middleware hand, and loses the backhand, ie 2 - 1 After the "2-4 " rule wins Player 1 two points against player 3, and in addition there are the royalties. For Drilling in the front hand player gets 1 three points from player 3, and for the four of a kind in the backhand player gets 3 points from three players 1 players 1 Total wins 2 points for player 3

Player 2 also gets 3 points from player 3 because he holds three flushes, and even here the Vierling Player 3 yields no points.

If all players play by the same amount per point, you can see the results also charge each other, and player 1 gets this round credited 1 point, player 2 gets 6 points, and Player 3 gets 5 minus points. The sum of the scores this round is as always 0

Importance

The professional poker player Phil Ivey said in a radio broadcast that he often play the way Chinese Poker. At the EPT Monte Carlo tournament in November 2005, he did not want to attend to, but changed his mind because he could Barry Greenstein persuaded to play with it Chinese Poker. Chinese Poker is played by many professional players in tournaments by the way, but also for amateurs an interesting variation.

Chinese Poker was also played at the World Series of Poker 1995 World Series of Poker in 1996 as a regular event.