If you are looking for something new to play, or you are tired of regular poker try to play Chinese poker. Chinese poker rules are quite simple and easy to learn, the only thing you need to know is the combinations of standard poker and some additional. This game may seem complicated because of the need to count your points, but it is not, and after a few games all the complexity will disappear.
Let’s explore how to play this interesting game:
- The game is usually played by four people, although it is possible to play with three or two players;
- A standard 52-card deck is usually used for the game;
- At the beginning of the game, players decide what the price of one point is, Chinese poker has no bets in the usual form;
- Each player is dealt 13 cards;
- After receiving the cards, the player must find the best combination of 5, 5, and 3 cards, which are put up in order.
- First 3 cards – worst combination, Second 5 cards – better, Third 5 cards – the best combination;
- Players can decide whether to play with the cards they were issued or not and increase the number of points for victory (in some versions of the game)
- Finally, players announce their ” Royalties ” (additional combinations of 13 cards), and then reveal their hands.
- Points are calculated using scoring systems.
Chinese poker rules for scoring may be of two types, 2-4 or 1-6.
1-6 – 1 unit for each hand player wins and 3 on top of the 3 points for winning all players.
2-4 – 1 unit for each hand player wins and plus 1 unit for winning two hands. If one player wins two hands, they collect 3 units for winning two hands and one point for each defeated hand. For the victory over three players, the winner collects 4 points.
“Royalties”, if you play according to the Chinese poker rules, are combinations unique to this game, which are checked first. There can be divided into two groups:
- Normal Royalties
- Straight flush
- Four of a kind
- Full house in the middle
- Three of a kind in the front
- Naturals
- Clean Dragon – 13 cards of the same suit
- Dragon – 13 unique cards (2, 3, 4, 5…, Q, K, A)
- 12 Royalties/All Broadways – All cards consist of cards with pictures (J, Q, K) and Ace
- Three Straight Flushes
- Three Quads – three four-of-a-kinds + any single card
- All Low or All High – either 8 and higher or lower
- Full-colored – suit entirely black or red
- Four Triples – four three-of-a-kind and one additional
- Six-and-a-half Pairs – six pairs and one additional
- Three Straights – all hands are straights (for example 2,3,4 + 2,3,4,5,6 + 10,J,Q,K,A)
- Three Flushes
Sorry if it seems complicated, but standard poker combinations also scare many people away. If you try, you will easily understand these rules, the main thing is to learn the combinations. Unfortunately, the threshold for entering this game is high, so challenge yourself and try this wonderful game, and prove to yourself and others what you are capable of.