chinese poker

bagclip2007 · #1 08-01-2007, 06:14 AM

how do you play TOURNAMENT chinese poker

CincyLady · #2 08-01-2007, 11:27 AM

Okay, donkey question here. What in the heck is Chinese poker?

rminusq · #3 08-01-2007, 11:44 AM

Chinese poker, each player gets 13 cards and splits them 5/5/3 kinda like Pai Gow. Then you compare against the cards of your opponents, and essentially whoever takes 2 out of 3 wins money from the other.

Greg (FossilMan) · #4 08-01-2007, 02:01 PM

Just like you convert any other poker game to a tournament poker game. In Chinese you pay your opponent X dollars per point that they win from you (or that you win from them) at showdown. Just like any other tournament, you start with a fixed stack of chips, and for n minutes each point is going to be X chips. At then end of level 1, the price per point goes up to 2X or whatever, and you play at this new price for another n minutes. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

jedi · #5 08-01-2007, 03:14 PM

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Just like you convert any other poker game to a tournament poker game. In Chinese you pay your opponent X dollars per point that they win from you (or that you win from them) at showdown. Just like any other tournament, you start with a fixed stack of chips, and for n minutes each point is going to be X chips. At then end of level 1, the price per point goes up to 2X or whatever, and you play at this new price for another n minutes. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

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So is there any actual betting with these points? Or is just like a casino table game?

rminusq · #6 08-01-2007, 03:37 PM

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So is there any actual betting with these points?

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I don't think so.
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Or is just like a casino table game?

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I think so.

I seem to recall an essay the gist of which is that it's not poker since you have no betting after you have your cards. I think it was Mike Caro saying so.

Admo · #7 08-01-2007, 05:07 PM

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So is there any actual betting with these points? Or is just like a casino table game?

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No betting. Points = $$$.

If you (and your opponents) know how to set hands correctly, it's a flipping coins game.

If you don't know how to set hands correctly, then you are giving up equity to the players that do.

bagclip2007 · #8 08-01-2007, 07:05 PM

alright thats how i kinda thought it would be set up. THANKS Greg!

bec1972 · #9 08-01-2007, 11:30 PM

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Chinese poker, each player gets 13 cards and splits them 5/5/3 kinda like Pai Gow. Then you compare against the cards of your opponents, and essentially whoever takes 2 out of 3 wins money from the other.

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Are there rules like in Pai Gow how the 2 card hand can't beat the 5 card hand?

B00T · #10 08-01-2007, 11:34 PM

Yes. The bottom 5 card hand has to be higher in rank than your middle 5 card hand, which is higher in rank than your 3 card top hand.

There is also a 2-7 lowball variation where your middle hand is composed of a low. But to answer your question, yes it is like PaiGow.