Bull Fight is a popular card game in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi of Mainland China, Vietnam, Taiwan, composed of one Banker (Dealer) and other Players. After dealing the card, all players will compare their list of poker hands with Banker to decide win or losing. “Bull Fight Rule” is easy to play and learn as its biggest feature.
Rules of the Game
The game employs Fifty-two cards of a conventional deck (excluding jokers). Every card game will deal five playing cards to each Player. Players are required to construct a set of Three playing cards (“Draw”) and the remaining two playing cards (“Spot Card”) will be the size of your bull. The total value of Draw shall be 10 or a multiple of 10. The remaining Spot Card is the size of Player’s bull, unless the size of Player’s bull is over 10, it shall be subtracted by 10 first. Then Players compare with Banker by the size of bull. It has several betting choices as follows: 『Player 1』:Flat Betting , Double-up Betting 『Player 2』:Flat Betting , Double-up Betting 『Player 3』:Flat Betting , Double-up Betting
The Order of Dealing
Head card: Dealer(Banker) will turn over the head card at the beginning of each card game and decide the open position based on the points (counting anticlockwise from the direction of Banker) of head card. According to the size of head card, (A=1 point, from 2 to K are equal to 2 to 13 points respectively) , it divides 4 by the remaining points
Head Card
Order of Dealing
A、5、9、K
Banker, Player 1, Player 2 and Player 3
2、6、10
Player 1, Player 2, Player 3 and Banker
3、7、J
Player 2, Player 3 Banker and Player 1
4、8、Q
Player 3, Banker, Player 1 and Player2
Dealing to each Player with five playing card according to the order as above.
Comparison of List of Poker Hands
Suit Patterns Size
Five Dukes (five cards including J, Q or K) > Bull Fight > Bull Nine > Bull Eight > Bull Seven > Bull Six > Bull Five > Bull Four > Bull Three > Bull Two > Bull One > None of Bull
List of poker hands
Illustration
Description
Five Dukes (five cards including J, Q or K)
Any combination of J, Q or for five cards
Bull Fight
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two card is 10 or 20
Bull Nine
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 9 or 19
Bull Eight
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 8 or 18
Bull Seven
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 7 or 17
Bull Six
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 6 or 16
Bull Five
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 5 or 15
Bull Four
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 4 or 14
Bull Three
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 3 or 13
Bull Two
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 2 or 12
Bull One
A multiple of 10 for the value of three cards, while the size of remaining two cards is 1 or 11
None of Bull
None of multiple of 10 for any three cards in the five playing cards.
Comparison of Bull
Each Player shall compare with Banker in their size of bull to decide win or losing. It will compare the size of bull and then compare suit.
List of Poker
Description
List of poker hands
J, Q or K is equal to 10 points, the other will be based on the face of the card with points, A is equal to 1 point Five dukes (J, Q or K for five cards) > Bull Fight > Bull Nine > Bull Eight > Bull Seven > Bull Six > Bull Five > Bull Four > Bull Three > Bull2 > Bull1 > None of Bull
When Banker and Player have the same Bull Eight, it shall compare from the biggest card (the Biggest card is K), and then compare to the suit, e.g. Player 1’s Spade K >Banker’s Club K, then the winner is Player 1
How to win the bet and illustration for odds
How to win the bet?
In Bull Fight, Dealer will decide the order to deal the five playing cards according to head card for "Banker", "Player 1", "Player 2", "Player 3". Players can bet on 1 to 3 players (and banker) by flat betting or double-up betting. When the size of list of poker hand of players betted is bigger than Banker, then the Player wins the game. Flat betting: Players and Banker gamble with flatting bet, the payout will be calculated according to the flat betting odds without being affected by the list of poker hands Double-up betting: Player and Bankers play with double-up betting, the payout will be calculated according to double-up betting and the winner’s list of poker hands.
Notice: When wagering with “double-up betting”, Player balance of account is necessary to be higher or equal to the five times of bet amount. For any details, please refer to “Supplementary illustration”
About the size of bull to be compared, please refer to the explanation of “Rules of the Game”
Payout and Odds
The same odds among 3 Bankers and Players
The odds of winning for player
Player’s list of poker hands
Flat betting odds
Double-up odds
Five Dukes (five cards including J, Q or K)
1:0.95
1:4.75
Bull Fight
1:0.95
1:2.85
Bull Seven to Bull Nine
1:0.95
1:1.90
List of poker hands for general
1:0.95
1:0.95
The odds of losing for player
The odds of losing for player
Flat betting odds
Double-up odds
Five Dukes (five cards including J, Q or K)
1:1
1:5
Bull Fight
1:1
1:3
Bull Seven to Bull Nine
1:1
1:2
List of poker hands for general
1:1
1:1
Supplementary illustration
When wagering with “double-up betting”, Player balance of account is necessary to be higher or equal to the five times of bet amount, while it does not have this restriction for playing with “flat betting”. “Double-up” Betting and Payout Examples:
Example 1
Betted Objective
Player
Bet Playing Method
Double-up betting
Bet amount
When betting with 100, the bet area of the game will be shown with 100 (advance 400)
Result of comparing cards
Banker’s bull:Bull Eight
Player1’s bull:Bull Five
Payout
Return 300 (Banker’s bull is Bull Eight, and Player’s odds is twice so that Player 1 loses 100X2=200)
Example 2
Betted Objective
Player
Bet Playing Method
Double-up betting
Bet amount
When betting with 100, the bet area of the game will be shown with 100 (advance 400)
Result of comparing cards
Banker’s bull:Bull Five
Player 1’s bull:Bull Seven
Payout
690 (The odds of Player’s Bull Seven is 1.90, the total is 690 after adding the deduction of 500)