Ask any Filipino and they'll tell you — Pusoy is a staple. You've probably seen it at every family reunion, every barkada hangout, and at the sari-sari store down the street. It's the kind of game where you sit down for one round and somehow end up playing until midnight.
Pusoy (sometimes called Filipino Poker or Pusoy Dos depending on the variant) is a card game played with a standard 52-card deck. In the most popular version — Big Two or Pusoy Dos — players race to shed all their cards by playing valid combinations, from single cards up to five-card poker hands. The 2 of Spades is the highest single card, and the goal is simple: get rid of your hand before everyone else does.
In the traditional Pusoy (Chinese Poker) format, each player receives 13 cards and arranges them into three separate hands: a front hand of 3 cards, a middle hand of 5 cards, and a back hand of 5 cards, each stronger than the one before. Scoring is based on how your hands rank against your opponents', making arrangement and planning absolutely critical.
At PHDola, we offer both formats so you can play the style you know best. Whether you grew up playing Big Two at the tambayan or prefer the strategic arrangement of Chinese Poker, PHDola has a table for you with real money stakes and instant PHP payouts.
