No betting rounds (no blinds, ante, etc.)Įvery player at a table takes one seat with 3 boxes to lay 13 cards out into (5 cards into the middle and back (the lowest) boxes, 3 cards into the front box (the highest).The maximum 3 number of players at a tableġ3 of 17 cards must be laid out into 3 boxes.A 52-card deck is used (2 to Ace, excluding Jokers).Rules for fouling a hand are the same as traditional Chinese Poker. The hands and royalties are scored and each player settles with the other players.This process is repeated until all players have been dealt 13 total cards. Play rotates clockwise with the ‘under the gun‘ player always revealing his cards first.Play continues in rounds with each player being dealt one card at a time and placing that card in any available hand.These cards are set in either the front, middle, or backhands in any way the player sees fit.Each player is dealt five cards initially.A variation of Chinese Poker called Open Face Chinese Poker (OFC) has been spreading wildly across the world.
