Chinese Poker (High-Low-High) Question

Help settle a bet between me and my roommate. Game is chinese poker which is the 13 card game where u set 3 different poker hands. There are a lot of variations of it but the kind we play the most down here is high-low-high (5 card high hand on bottom, 2-7 low in middle, and 3 card high hand on top / standard chinese rules where your 5card high hand has to be stronger than ur 3 card high hand). Assuming we are playing with royalties (+6pts for straight flush or better, +4pts for quads or better on bottom, +2pts for 23457 in middle, +2pts for trips on top) Question is how to set this hand:

(No Flushes possible)


Poll: Best way to set this hand?
(Vote): QJT(top) 34568(mid) K8743(bot)
(Vote): K88(top) QJT43(mid) 34567(bot)
(Vote): K88(top) JT765(mid) 3344Q(bot)

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voted for K88/QJT43/34567, i dont play any of the 2-7 variation just high card ranking only version, but 88 at the top seems solid and a str8 at bottom is probably at least break even so id go with that

Kinda matters if it's HU or not, no? I think HU I'd go K88/Q/str8, eh probably multiway too, but then I think it's closer. I really don't know how solid 8-high is 3 or 4-way because I only play high/high/high like a fish.

I think you overlooked a combo thats a little more balanced. The K88/QJT/straight looks ok, but in 2-7, its much easier to make hands in the top and bottom. I think the low straight is borderline giving up the bottom, QJT is basically giving up the middle, and K88 is good but by no means a sure thing. I think, at best, you're looking at 1 of the 3 streets holding up.

If you use 44K / 3567T / 88QJ3, you have a much better shot at winning the middle, and about the same chance of winning the front.

That being said, you're hand sucks ass.

That is a weird way to play Chinese Poker. My asian friends and I always play all high hands. And the bottom hand must be stronger than middle must be stronger than top.

And can't imagine other setting than K88/QJT43/34567 ... is playing QJT on top a joke?

I get so riled up when talking about Chinese poker haha.

On November 11 2009 16:07 SlowHabit wrote: That is a weird way to play Chinese Poker. My asian friends and I always play all high hands. And the bottom hand must be stronger than middle must be stronger than top. And can't imagine other setting than K88/QJT43/34567 ... is playing QJT on top a joke?

the idea is that your getting scooped a lot when u play K88/QJTlow/7high straight caz they are all in the bottom 1/3 of hands u can set in each spot. Whereas playing 86 low is like in the top 20% of lows u can set in middle.

On November 12 2009 05:58 JonnyCosMo wrote: Show nested quote + On November 11 2009 16:07 SlowHabit wrote: That is a weird way to play Chinese Poker. My asian friends and I always play all high hands. And the bottom hand must be stronger than middle must be stronger than top. And can't imagine other setting than K88/QJT43/34567 ... is playing QJT on top a joke? the idea is that your getting scooped a lot when u play K88/QJTlow/7high straight caz they are all in the bottom 1/3 of hands u can set in each spot. Whereas playing 86 low is like in the top 20% of lows u can set in middle.

k88 is bottom 1/3?

I'm going to get hustled so hard on this game.

On November 12 2009 07:45 Sicks Macks wrote: Show nested quote + On November 12 2009 05:58 JonnyCosMo wrote:   On November 11 2009 16:07 SlowHabit wrote: That is a weird way to play Chinese Poker. My asian friends and I always play all high hands. And the bottom hand must be stronger than middle must be stronger than top. And can't imagine other setting than K88/QJT43/34567 ... is playing QJT on top a joke? the idea is that your getting scooped a lot when u play K88/QJTlow/7high straight caz they are all in the bottom 1/3 of hands u can set in each spot. Whereas playing 86 low is like in the top 20% of lows u can set in middle. k88 is bottom 1/3?

If you are playing all high hands, K88 is probably a 3-1 favorite to hold up. In 2-7 in the middle, K88 is probably a 2-1 dog--its a push at best.

On November 12 2009 19:58 Clutch wrote: If you are playing all high hands, K88 is probably a 3-1 favorite to hold up. In 2-7 in the middle, K88 is probably a 2-1 dog--its a push at best.

makes sense, didn't really think through the implications of 2-7