Learn Patch-Patch
Patch-Patch asks for skills no other poker game does: splitting twelve cards into three hands after seeing three flops, weighing three boards in one decision, and betting when every bet is the size of the pot. These articles are written by the Patch-Patch team for players who know the rules and want to win more boards. Each one has worked examples with real cards, and every hand in them is checked by the same evaluator the game uses.
New to the game? Start with the rules of Patch-Patch and the hand rankings, or play a hand in the two-minute tour. Then read the articles in this order, or jump to the one you need.
How to split 12 cards into three hands
Read the three flops first, give each board the two cards it wants, and know what the other two are for.
Scoop or split: the pot math of three boards
What one, two or three boards are worth, the break-even point heads-up and three-handed, and the one-board rule for calls.
Pot-only betting: what changes and how to adapt
One bet size changes everything: the pot triples with every called bet, stacks go in by the turn, and a bluff must work half the time.
Reading three boards at once
Find the best possible hand on each board, use the cards you can see, and count how often twelve cards hold what beats you.
Five beginner mistakes in Patch-Patch
Misreading the exactly-two rule, stacking a suit, one monster and two empty boards, calling with one board, letting the clock decide.
Heads-up vs three-handed Patch-Patch
39 cards in play or 51, a board worth less or more, and a different hand needed to win it.