5-card rankings (back at middle)
Your back and middle hands use the full 5-card poker ranking. Ang mas bihira, mas malakas. The table shows how many of the 2,598,960 possible 5-card hands fall into each type.
| # | Hand | Example | Combos | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal flush | 10♠ J♠ Q♠ K♠ A♠ | 4 | 0.000154% |
| 2 | Straight flush | 5♥ 6♥ 7♥ 8♥ 9♥ | 36 | 0.00139% |
| 3 | Four of a kind | 8♠ 8♥ 8♦ 8♣ 2♠ | 624 | 0.0240% |
| 4 | Full house | Q♠ Q♥ Q♦ 5♣ 5♥ | 3,744 | 0.144% |
| 5 | Flush | A♣ J♣ 8♣ 4♣ 2♣ | 5,108 | 0.197% |
| 6 | Straight | 6♦ 7♠ 8♥ 9♣ 10♦ | 10,200 | 0.392% |
| 7 | Three of a kind | 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ K♣ 2♥ | 54,912 | 2.11% |
| 8 | Two pair | J♠ J♦ 4♣ 4♥ 9♠ | 123,552 | 4.75% |
| 9 | One pair | 10♠ 10♥ A♦ 6♣ 3♠ | 1,098,240 | 42.3% |
| 10 | High card | A♥ Q♣ 9♦ 6♠ 3♥ | 1,302,540 | 50.1% |
These are the odds of a random 5-card deal. In Pusoy you choose 5 out of 13 cards, kaya mas madalas kang makabuo ng malakas na hand kaysa sa table. The order of strength stays the same, though.
Saan galing ang numbers
Lahat ng numbers sa table ay simpleng counting. Here's the working for a few, so you can check them yourself.
- All 5-card hands: choose 5 from 52 = (52 × 51 × 50 × 49 × 48) ÷ (5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1) = 2,598,960.
- Four of a kind: 13 ranks for the four cards × 48 choices for the fifth card = 624.
- Full house: 13 ranks for the three × 4 ways to pick 3 suits × 12 ranks for the pair × 6 ways to pick 2 suits = 3,744.
- Flush: 4 suits × 1,287 ways to pick 5 of 13 ranks = 5,148, minus the 40 straight flushes (including royals) = 5,108.
Probability is just combos ÷ 2,598,960. Halimbawa, full house: 3,744 ÷ 2,598,960 ≈ 0.144%.
3-card front rankings
The front hand has only three cards, so only three hand types count. Ayon sa Pagat.com, three cards in a row or of the same suit "do not count" in the front.
| # | Front hand | Example | Combos (of 22,100) | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three of a kind | Q♠ Q♥ Q♦ | 52 | 0.24% |
| 2 | Pair | 9♣ 9♦ K♠ | 3,744 | 16.9% |
| 3 | High card | A♥ 7♣ 4♦ | 18,304 | 82.8% |
The working: there are 22,100 ways to pick 3 cards from 52. Three of a kind = 13 ranks × 4 ways = 52. Pair = 13 ranks × 6 ways to pick 2 suits × 48 other cards = 3,744. Everything else is high card: 22,100 − 52 − 3,744 = 18,304.
Kaya malakas na ang kahit anong pair sa front. And a 3-card "straight" like 5-6-7 counts as plain 7-high.
Worked comparisons
When two hands are the same type, the cards that make the hand decide first, then the leftover cards (kickers).
| Hand A | Hand B | Panalo | Bakit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flush A♣ J♣ 8♣ 4♣ 2♣ | Flush A♥ J♥ 7♥ 6♥ 5♥ | A | Same A and J; 8 beats 7 on the third card |
| Full house 9-9-9-K-K | Full house 8-8-8-A-A | A | The three-of-a-kind part decides: 9s beat 8s |
| Two pair J-J-4-4-9 | Two pair J-J-3-3-A | A | Same top pair; 4s beat 3s before the kicker counts |
| Straight 6 to 10 | Straight 5 to 9 | A | Highest card: 10 beats 9 |
| Front K♠ K♦ 4♣ | Front K♥ K♣ 7♠ | B | Same pair; 7 kicker beats 4 |
Tie-breakers at suits
If two hands are exactly equal in rank, it's usually a tie. Pagat.com's rules say: "When the hands are equal you neither win nor lose."
- Suits. Standard poker doesn't rank suits. Pero may mga Pinoy table na may suit order para walang tabla. Itanong muna.
- Ace-low straight. In standard poker, A-2-3-4-5 is the lowest straight. Some Pusoy tables treat Ace as high only. House rule ito, kaya i-check.
- 2 as high card. That's a Pusoy Dos (Big Two) rule. In Pusoy, the 2 is the lowest card.
Ang foul rule
Your three hands must go back ≥ middle ≥ front, using the same rankings above. Kapag mali ang ayos, foul.
- Halimbawa 1: Back = one pair of Aces, middle = two pair. Foul, because two pair beats one pair.
- Halimbawa 2: Middle = pair of 9s, front = pair of Jacks. Foul, because the front is stronger.
- Halimbawa 3: Middle = K♠ K♦ 4♣ 3♥ 2♠, front = K♥ K♣ 7♠. The pair is the same, so kickers decide: the front's 7 beats the middle's 4. Delikado ito; maraming table ang ituturing itong foul.
The penalty isn't the same everywhere. Many tables count a fouled hand as losing all three hands to every opponent, and some add a sweep penalty. Basahin ang rules ng table bago ka mag-lock in.
Special hands at bonuses
Bonuses are house rules, not part of the rankings. Pagat.com notes they "vary by region." Common types:
- Royalties for strong hands in hard spots, like three of a kind in front, a full house in the middle, or four of a kind and straight flushes in the back.
- Naturals, or special 13-card hands, like six pairs, three straights, three flushes, or a complete A-to-K "dragon." These often win automatically.
- Sweep or scoop bonuses for beating one player in all three hands.
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FAQ
Ano ang pinakamalakas na hand sa Pusoy?
Royal flush, o 10-J-Q-K-A na iisang suit. Sumunod ang straight flush, four of a kind at full house. Pero may mga table na may special 13-card hands na awtomatikong panalo.
Puwede bang straight o flush sa front hand?
Hindi. Tatlong baraha lang ang front, kaya three of a kind, pair at high card lang ang binibilang. Ang 5-6-7 na parehong suit ay 7-high lang.
Paano kung parehong flush ang dalawang player?
Ikumpara ang pinakamataas na baraha. Kung pareho, ang sumunod na baraha, at ganun pababa. Hindi binibilang ang suit sa standard rules.
Ano ang foul sa Pusoy?
Foul kapag mas malakas ang middle kaysa back, o ang front kaysa middle. Sa maraming table, talo ang lahat ng tatlong hands mo laban sa bawat kalaban, pero iba-iba ang penalty.
Sources
- Pagat.com, Chinese Poker (Pusoy) (hand ranking, front-hand limits, ties, royalties and special hands vary by region)
- Wikipedia, Poker probability (5-card hand frequencies)
- Wikipedia, Chinese poker (misset hands penalised; royalties and naturals examples)
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