Break扑克是一种乐趣与灵感相结合的纸牌游戏，与牌九扑克有一些相似之处。在游戏中，玩家和庄家每次领七张牌。这七张牌中，有五张牌是必须选择和分离成两张小牌和三张大牌来出。在牌九扑克中，小牌组合起来一般不可能比大牌大。这种游戏的目标是比庄家有更好的一手牌。

　　目前，可以在拉斯维加斯的新奥尔良可以找到这种游戏。

　　规则

　　游戏的玩法是使用一个标准的52张牌加之一小丑。小丑是一种半野生的卡，可作为王牌。

　　三张牌在手上的排名如下降序：

　　1、三张相同。 AAA是最高的，三个2-2-2是最低的。

　　2、直。 QKA是最高的直线和A - 2 - 3是最低的。

　　3、对。 AAK是最大的一对牌，而2-2-3是最低的。

　　4、高牌。 AKJ是最高等的一手牌，5-3-2是最低的。

　　两张牌在手上的排名如下降序：

　　1、对。 A-A 是最高的一双而2-2是最低的。

　　2、高牌。A - K是最高等的牌，3-2是最低的。

　　游戏采用标准的扑克规则来进行。举例来说，A - A - 2比K - K - Q大，3-A 可以打败K - Q。

　　一个幸运的是一对加上三个同样的牌或者组成直线的一手牌。这是非常幸运的一手牌，可以很轻易的击败对手，无论他人的两张牌或者三张牌的组合会有多大。

　　首先，玩家有主要的投注。也有两个可选的旁注。

　　每个玩家领取七张牌面朝下，庄家领取七张牌也是面朝下。

　　每个玩家，他的检查牌卡时，会先选择两张牌，以打出他的最小的三张牌，然后根据自己的状况，再打出剩下的两张牌。

　　庄家掀起他的底牌。

　　庄家必须至少有一个K - 3 - 2才能算是高牌。如果庄家没有这样的资格，所有主要的投注都失去。如果庄家有一个符合的牌，他将根据预定的规则，与每个玩家手中的牌点相比较。

　　如果庄家有一个幸运的牌数，而玩家没有，那么玩家就会失去了他的主要赌注。

　　如果玩家有一个幸运的牌点，而此时庄家没有，那么玩家获胜，庄家需要支付他的主要投注，包括金钱。

　　如果玩家的两张牌比庄家的两张牌大，而它的第三张牌与庄家的第三张牌相等，那么玩家获胜，庄家需要支付给玩家他的所有赌注包括金钱。

　　译文

　　Introduction

　　Break Poker is a rummy-inspired card game with some similarities to pai gow poker. In the game, players and the dealer each receive seven cards. Of those seven cards, five cards must be selected and separated into a two-card low hand and a three-card high hand. As in pai gow poker, the low hand may not outrank the high hand. The object of the game is to win by having a better combination of hands than the dealer.

　　Currently, the game can be found at The Orleans in Las Vegas.

　　Rules

　　The game is played using one standard 52-card deck plus one joker. The joker is a semi-wild card that can be used as an ace or to complete a three of a kind or a straight.

　　Three-card hands are ranked as follows is descending order:

　　Three of a Kind. A-A-A is the highest three of a kind and 2-2-2 is the lowest.

　　Straight. Q-K-A is the highest straight and A-2-3 is the lowest.

　　Pair. A-A-K is the highest pair and 2-2-3 is the lowest.

　　High Card Hand. A-K-J is the highest such hand, 5-3-2 is the lowest.

　　Two-card hands are ranked as follows is descending order:

　　Pair. A-A is the highest pair and 2-2 is the lowest.

　　High Card Hand. A-K is the highest such hand, 3-2 is the lowest.

　　The game uses standard poker rules when comparing individual hands. For example, A-A-2 beats K-K-Q and 3-A beats K-Q.

　　A Lucky Break is a hand consisting of a pair and a three of a kind or a pair and a straight. A Lucky Break beats a non-Lucky Break hand, regardless of the value of the individual two-card and three-card hands.

　　To begin, the player makes a Main Bet. There are also two optional side bets.

　　Each player receives seven cards face down. The dealer receives seven cards face down.

　　Each player examines his cards and selects two cards to play as his low hand, three cards to play as his high hand, and discards the remaining two cards.

　　The dealer reveals his hole cards.

　　The dealer must qualify with at least a K-3-2 in the high hand. If the dealer does not qualify, all Main Bets push1. If the dealer has a qualifying hand, he will set it according to the house way （see below）， and compare his hand to each player's hand.

　　If the dealer has a Lucky Break and the player does not, the player loses his Main Bet.

　　If the player has a Lucky Break and the dealer does not, the player wins and is paid even money on his Main Bet.

　　Otherwise, if the player's two-card hand beats the dealer's two-card hand and his three-card hand beats the dealer's three-card hand, the player wins and is paid even money on his Main Bet.

　　Otherwise, if the dealer's two-card hand beats or copies the player's two-card hand and the dealer's three-card hand beats or copies the player's three-card hand, the dealer wins and the player loses his Main Bet.

　　Otherwise, the player's Main Bet is a push.