Breaking Down the Pusoy Hand Structure
Each of the four players in Pusoy receives 13 cards and arranges them into three hands: a three-card front, a five-card middle, and a five-card back. The back hand must rank highest, the middle must beat the front — setting them out of order is a foul that costs points. Standard poker rankings apply to the five-card positions, while the front hand
is judged on pairs or high card only. Unlike Pusoy Dos Classic — where you shed cards one play at a time — Pusoy reveals all three hands simultaneously and every player compares front-to-front, middle-to-middle and back-to-back against each opponent. Players in Makati joining a four-person room will find that one round involves several live comparisons at once.
- 13-Card Deal
- Three Positions
- Simultaneous Reveal