If you have a deck of cards and time at hand, here's one of the best gambling offers you can indulge into. No game is as good as Chinese Poker. Ask Phil Ivey, who took home $1,600,000 as his bankroll. Many poker professionals love this game, quite similar to Pai Gow Poker, which you may have stumbled across in online casinos.
Rules
Chinese poker rules are simple to master as you only need to know the poker-hand ranking. The rules ensure you get the Best Gambling Bonuses with the game beginning with players receiving 13 cards each from a regular card deck. They then create 3 separate poker hands - 2 hands with five cards (back and middle hand) and one containing three cards (front). The back hand must be strongest, followed by the middle and the front hands. A possible hand could be: back hand, full house; middle hand, straight; front hand, pair.
Scoring
When all players have put their cards in piles, the player to the dealer's left starts showing their cards, followed by the opponents in a clockwise manner. Then players receive a point from each player they beat with back, middle or front hand. Thus you can win even though you're the second best - which is rare in poker. The rules vary when it comes to scoring, but you often get a bonus if you win all 3 hands. This is called a scoop and awards players 3 extra points. In such a situation, how much money a point is worth is up to you.
Bonuses
Bonuses or royalties are awarded to players with really strong or rare holdings and are declared before the showdown. Bonuses are generally awarded to:
- Straight flush (back or middle)
- Four of a kind (back or middle)
- Full house (middle)
- Three of a kind (front)
Sometimes the following hand combinations are awarded bonuses.
- Three straights
- Three flushes
- Six pairs
- 13 unique cards
Learning Chinese Poker
You can start by playing Pai Gow with 7 cards, a front and a back hand with five and two cards. The five-card hand must be better than the two-card hand; you compare the hands against the dealer's holdings.
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