WSOP & Chinese Poker

paulish · #1 11-10-2005, 05:52 PM

During the WSOP 1995 and the WSOP 1996 Chinese Poker was included.

Does anyone know what rules, blind structure and point-system they used?

Quicksilvre · #2 11-13-2005, 10:41 PM

I believe that they played all-high Chinese poker--i.e., they did not rank the middle hand via 2-7 lowball. I think they used the 2-4 point system, but couldn't tell you with much confidence. I don't have a clue what sort of blind structure they used, other than to tell you I doubt any sort of blinds and antes were used at all, just points.

I do know that the levels were different than any of the other games, at least in 1995. Instead of timing the levels, they would play 25 hands, and then go on break if a table finished ahead of any other. ConJelCo does not mention whether or not this system was used in 1996, so it's unclear if the levels then were timed or counted.