Chinese poker played with regular 52 cards deck.  Each player gets 13 cards, therefore only 4 players can be play in each table. Chinese poker has been played with unit, each point amount equals a unit of money that is defined before the game started.  A unit can be as little as $1 or as high as $1000, it just depends on the players bankroll at the table.

After you have dealt with your 13 cards you need to arrange them to 3 different hands of back consisting of 5 cards, middle also consisting of 5 cards, and front consisting of 3 cards with the bottom hand being the strongest then the middle hand and then the front hand which is the weakest hand and cannot be a flush or straight.

After each player arranges their cards, each player reveals their 13 cards then each player compares his hands against everybody else’s hands, you will gain 1 point when your hand beats your opponent and you lose 1 point when their hand beats yours.  Players can also be awarded bonuses if decided prior to the start of the game.  The bonuses are awarded for the strength of the hand.

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