Break Poker:
A Lucky Break beats
any Non-Lucky Break.
A Lucky Break is a pair plus a straight or trips, also known as "Mahjong" or "Hu".
- Could Easily be An Asian Game -
See "Break Poker on Wizard of Odds"
Casino Holds: 24%
Compared to Pai Gow's numbers:
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Select 5 cards out of 7 to make
a Lucky Break ("Mahjong")
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and
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Manager R.J., "Let's do it!"
The holds are good and players like it!!
Break Poker is played using a standard deck of 52 cards plus a Joker. To begin, players place a Main Bet and optionally one or both of the bonus bets: Break Bonus and Dealer Break. Then the dealer and each player’s position are dealt 7 cards, face down.
The objective of the game is to use 5 of the 7 cards to make a Lucky Break:
(a) a two-card low hand, consisting of a pair, and
(b) a three-card high hand, consisting of a straight or three of a kind (Trips).
The Joker can be used in a Straight, Trips, or as an Ace.
Three of a kind > Straight > Pairs > High Card Values
Main Bet
- Dealer's 7-card hand must qualify with an Ace-high if his hand does not have a pair, straight or trips. If the dealer's hand does not qualify, the player's Main Bet is a push. Any optional side wagers made remain in play.
- Dealer must set his 5-card hand House Way.
- Any Lucky Break hand outranks any non-Lucky Break hand.
Dealer's Lucky Break vs. Player's Lucky Break, or Dealer's non-Lucky Break vs. Player's non-Lucky Break.
dealer's high hand and the player's low hand beats the
dealer's low hand.
* Player pushes when either his low hand or high hand
wins and the other one loses against the dealer's low
or high hand.
* Player loses when the dealer's high hand beats the
player's high hand and the dealer's low hand beats the
player's low hand. Note that the dealer wins hands with
equal ranking (i.e."copy")
Break Bonus
The Break Bonus side wager pays odds according to the payout table. if the player's hand consists of a Lucky Break.
Lucky Break Hand | Payout 1 |
Five Aces | 200 |
Five of a Kind, 2s-Ks | 100 |
Pair + Trips | 6 |
Pair + AKQ | 3 |
Pair + Straights | 1 |
Dealer Break
The Dealer Break side wager pays 4 to 1 if both the dealer's hand and the player's hand consist of a Lucky Break. If only the Dealer's hand consists of a Lucky Break, the player is paid 1 to 1.
麻将扑克- 5张就胡 (Break Poker)
麻将扑克(Break Poker)依照传统麻将”胡”的规则，用53张扑克牌玩 (52张加1张鬼牌, Joker). 麻将扑克的”胡” (Lucky Break) 是5张牌含一个对子加上一个三条（如8, 8, 8）或 一个顺子（如8, 7, 6）, 非常简单。
开盘前, 玩家下注主押(Main Bet)和二个可选择的副押 (Bonus Bets):
· 主押: 玩家与庄家比胡或不胡, 和比大小
· 右边副押: 押玩家自己会胡 (Break Bonus), 胡的话依照赔率表赔. 例如5张A胡(含鬼牌Joker) 赔200倍
· 左边副押: 押庄家会胡(Dealer Break) ，相同的赔率。
开盘时, 玩家和庄家各拿7张牌. 庄家和玩家都看7张牌中的5张有没有胡. 没有胡则保留5张, 丢掉2张, 再把5张牌分上下二手:上手为两张牌, 下手为三张牌. 上手两张牌一定要小于下手三张牌.
牌的大小顺序由大到小为: 三条(如8,8,8), 三张顺子(如8,7,6), 对子 (如9,9),及单牌A,K,Q,…3,2。
庄家要依照赌场规定(House Way)做牌. 庄家的7张牌则至少要有一张A或更好的牌. 连A都没有时,庄家将玩家的主押全部退还, 其余副押(Bonus Side Bet) 继续有效.
庄家和玩家比牌决定主押的输赢:
· 胡的牌赢过对方不胡的牌（无论上下手的大小）, 主押结束
· 如果玩家和庄家同时没有胡或同时都有胡时, 则二者比大小
- 如果玩家上下两手的牌的大小均比庄家大, 则玩家赢, 赌场没有抽水 (commission);
- 玩家上下两手的牌均比庄家小, 玩家输;
- 一大一小时, 不输不赢. 但是如果玩家上手(下手)和庄家上手(下手)的牌的大小相同时, 算庄家赢。
鬼牌(Joker)可以形成三条 (如9, 9, 鬼), 顺子 (如鬼,6,5), 和替代A, (如 ”鬼, A” 是对子), 但不可以替代其他牌（如”鬼, 2” 不是对子）。
Break, Informal,
a. an opportunity or stroke of fortune,
especially a lucky one.
b. a chance to improve one's lot,
especially one unlooked for or
underserved.
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