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Bored Chinese Poker
NL · 4-max
Setup
2–4 players. Each gets 13 cards. Set a 3-card front, 5-card middle, and 5-card back. Back must beat middle, middle must beat front, or the hand is dead (foul). Score each row; scoop all three.
Cards you use
All 13, split into those three rows. No betting streets after the set.
Ranking quirks
Front is a three-card poker hand (no straight/flush). Middle and back are five-card hands. Scooping all three rows wins the hand.
Betting streets
Set your rows
Betting starts with the hole cards you were dealt. Then a betting round.
A short sample
Legal set
Weak front, pair in the middle, trips in the back.