Therefore, he wins one point overall. If playing OFC three- or four-handed, each player scores against each player independently. If you beat your opponent two out of three rows, you win one point overall. To encourage players to take chances for big hands, OFC rewards good hands in every row with different point bonuses. These bonuses are given, as long as a player makes a qualifying hand, regardless of whether the hand wins or loses.
His opponent gets one point for winning the row, plus a two-point bonus for the straight. However, "moscow25" still gets two points for his straight. Therefore, the straight bonuses cancel each other out, and "moscow25" loses just one point on the bottom row. The full list is below. Most OFC games played online and in public casinos are played with the Fantasyland option. Fantasyland is treated as a bonus round of OFC.
The player in Fantasyland has a big advantage because he or she is dealt all 13 cards at once, instead of the starting five and then one at a time. The player then sets the cards face down in turn, and then waits for his opponents to play their hands according to standard OFC rules. Once all players are finished setting, the Fantasyland hand is revealed and scored like a regular OFC hand. Classic Open Face Chinese and its Pineapple variation are strikingly similar games with just a few key differences.
Classic OFC can be played by 2, 3, or 4 players while its Pineapple counterpart has a maximum number of players set at 3. The difference is that when you sit down at the table with your buy-in there will be no bets or chips.
Instead, you will compete for points, and each table has an assigned value to one point. Each round is referred to as a set, and the number of hands in a set depends on the number of players at the table. During the game you will sometimes notice that the number of hands increases, this is because of the Fantasyland feature, which will be explained later on.
The game starts with the player left of the dealer, and each player is given 5 cards to start with. If you have played Chinese Poker, then you will probably notice that the royalties used in Pineapple Poker are more generous, since it is a little bit harder to make a strong hand in this game.
Any of these royalties that you are due will be paid out to you during the comparison stage. However, two identical hands on the same row from different players will cancel each other out. This means that if you qualify for the same bonus as the player your hand is being compared to, neither of you will be awarded the royalties for it. While this might sound like a fairly complicated game, the variants of Chinese Poker are regarded as being a good choice for newcomers to online card games.
Bear in mind that there is no in-game betting or bluffing needed. You just need to earn as many points as you can by making up 3 strong hands in the right format. The fact that you need to sort your cards into 3 different rows with different levels of strength may make it sound a little bit more difficult than other types of poker where only 1 hand is used.
This means that you can simply concentrate on putting the cards into the best possible order. However, it is far from the only variant around and we have gathered in our lobby some of the best games of this sort for you to try.
Subject to feedback from our community of players, we may add on more versions over time to give you even more choice. The truth is that there are some crucial differences between the classic OFC games and versions that use the Pineapple name. One of the key areas to look at when choosing which Pineapple Poker game to play is the subject of the minimum and maximum stakes allowed. The middle hand is second best with two pairs, jacks and nines.
The top is the weakest with a pair of threes. Once all players have their hand sorted, you immediately score the hands. The better hand earns a point off of the player with the weaker hand. For example:. In this scenario, Player 1 wins the bottom 1 point , Player 2 wins the middle 1 point , and Player 1 wins the top 1 Point.
For this hand, Player 1 won two points, while Player 2 only won one point. When you're playing with four people keeping score can get tricky. The easiest way to do it is for each player to keep track of their own scores against every other player. When you're comparing cards in each hand, start with the dealer and compare his cards to the player to his left.
You get a point for winning each hand and if you beat a player in all three hands it's called a scoop and you get a three-point bonus. Next compare the dealer's hand to Player 3 and then Player 4. Then compare Player 2's hand to Players 3 and 4 and then Player 3's hand to Player 4. At the end of the game each player has to settle up individually with every other player. As you might have figured out, scoring for four players can be tricky.
As you can see, scoring with four players is slightly involved the fewer players you have the easier it is to score. The totals are really only for the player to keep track of how he's doing, as the payout when the players finish playing will have each player settle up against every other player individually. Scooping: When a player scoops wins all three hands against one player , typically this player will win a bonus. The standard bonus is double the points, meaning Player 2 would win 6 points off of Player 3 for his scoop in this hand.
Fouled Hand: If a player fouls his hand either sorting the hand against the rules or having an illegal amount of cards in a specific hand the opposing players automatically scoop.
Lowball in the Middle: Instead of having the middle five-card hand as a standard poker hand, you can play with the middle hand being a Lowball hand. Most people who play Chinese will play with royalties or bonuses. Although there are a large number of variations in the royalties you can play, the most commonly played royalties are as follows:.
Strong Hands: Typically quads or better in the bottom, a full house or better in the middle and trips in the top will earn you a Royalty. These hands will automatically scoop regardless of the hand versus hand comparison. Three of the Same: Another form of card hand consisting of three flushes or three straights. No People: Also a card hand.
Being dealt 13 cards without a single face card. Is it legal to set a hand in which the middle and bottom hands the five-card hands are exactly the same? For example, would a hand with two royal flushes however unlikely be considered legal, or would it be considered fouled? I play Chinese Poker often and when I introduce the game to new players I try to remember to explain the only royalty hand we recognize, which is the card straight.
I have alluded to this rule on more than a few occasions mostly as humor because the odds are so astronomical. The problem is that when people are just learning the game, they have enough concerns already that remembering this obscure rule about a remarkably rare hand is the least of their concerns and is easily forgotten…. Last night I was dealt a card straight Yes! My declaration was met with disbelief from my opponents and a spectator all of whom I have played against many times.
Two guys recalled me saying something but they thought I meant a card straight-flush can you imagine? A month ago I was bragging about a huge hand. I only won the middle from each of my opponents and lost two out of three hands to each of them instead of a full scoop.
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