First, players are dealt two face-down ‘pocket/hole cards’. Texas Hold’em: There are four rounds in Texas Hold’em. The cards can be set in any combination across the three hands, and once they’re set they cannot be moved. As stated above, the best hand must be placed in the bottom row, the second-best hand in the middle row, and the worst (three-card) hand in the top row. Open-Face Chinese Poker: You need to create three separate hands that add up to the greatest possible points score from the 13 cards you’re dealt. Texas Hold’em: You need to create the best possible hand from the two cards you’re dealt, and the five community cards on the table. Now that you understand how to play OFCP, we’ll get into how it differs from Texas Hold’em. All traditional poker ranking rules apply to each hand. To avoid fouling the hand, players must make sure their best hand is placed along the bottom row the middle row must contain the next best hand and the top three cards should represent their worst hand. Each player is dealt five cards to start with, which they can arrange on the top, middle or bottom row.

The goal is to create three poker hands one three-card hand on the top row and two five-card hands on the middle and bottom rows, respectively. The basics of Open-Face Chinese Poker are actually very similar to those of traditional poker. If you haven’t yet encountered Open-Face Chinese Poker but are wondering what you’re missing, here’s a quick run through of the rules. You can also play Open-Face Chinese Poker via a dedicated app.

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