13 Card Poker??? anybody play this? (1 Viewer)

[chipsmaster]

When I was in college I did a ski trip with a girl I was dating (she was Chinese) and her friends and their boyfriends, we rented a cabin and at night they got together and played a game of poker that they called "boe-do" it was 13 cards, where you made 3 hands, a 5 card hand, a second 5 card hand, and a 3 card hand.

and it had a "point system"

Before I got into any more detail does anybody know the game I am talking about?

 

[links_slayer]

Open face Chinese poker?

 

[BGinGA]

Not necessarily open face. Similar game plays 2-, 3-, or 4-handed with cards held until the end.

 

[ekricket]

Yeah Chinese poker is what we call it.

 

[ekricket]

In addition to the winning hands being paid there are bonus hands that you get paid extra for, and a few that you just get paid immediately from everyone.

You can also play for different stakes among the players as well. It pays in “units”

 

[mashoo]

Played it growing up with my family. Bonuses are 6 pairs, 3 straights, 3 flushes and the dragon (13) card straight.

 

[ekricket]

Played it growing up with my family. Bonuses are 6 pairs, 3 straights, 3 flushes and the dragon (13) card straight.

Yes, those are the ones you get paid immediately. Hand bonuses are for straight flush or quads on the back hand, full house or better on the middle hand, and trips in the front hand.
All this follows the rule that your first hand must be the strongest, then the middle, then the three card hand.

 

[mashoo]

@ekricket man I miss playing this game with my family. If we ever end up at a meet up together we'll play!

 

[allforcharity]

I learned from my grandma. It was always 4-handed, none of this pineapple stuff.

 

[davin]

When I was in college I did a ski trip with a girl I was dating (she was Chinese) and her friends and their boyfriends, we rented a cabin and at night they got together and played a game of poker that they called "boe-do" it was 13 cards, where you made 3 hands, a 5 card hand, a second 5 card hand, and a 3 card hand.

and it had a "point system"

Before I got into any more detail does anybody know the game I am talking about?

We call this pipito here in Hawaii one person is the banker the other 3 try to
Beat his hand, we also have locks which auto wins locks are flush flush flush, quads, straight flush and royal flush