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Hello everyone! Welcome to my personal blog on OFC Pineapple (Open Face Chinese Poker). Week after week, I\u2019ll go over the history of the game, some basic rules and recommendations, anecdotes from the players, and finally, some more advanced strategies. Today it\u2019s opening with Flushes. Stay tune and enjoy the Fantasy Ride!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As explained earlier we are now covering a crucial subject in OFC: your\u00a0openings<\/a>. And this is a part three of blog about opening with Flushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, the way you will chose to place your initial 5 cards will be the foundation of your hand. It therefore represent one of the most important decision you will have to make in Open Face Chinese Poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are studying all the best openings in order of the highest starting hands by ranking, until we reach the very worst opening hand with 5 rags such as 10-7-5-4-3 in 4 different suits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that one of the ultimate goals in Chinese Poker is to reach Fantasyland (FL<\/strong>), so starting with the most effective placement will greatly help you get there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We already covered some of the best poker hands as we went over the possible scenarios and draws that concern a Royal Flush<\/a>, a Straight Flush<\/a>, Quads<\/a> and Full Houses.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s look at the next category in order of ranking hands: Opening with Flushes and Flush Draws.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We covered in the last 2 blog posts situations involving 5 cards flush served in opening<\/a>. We discovered when we should keep it as a made hand in the back for 4 points royalty, versus when to split it in order to have more chances of accessing Fantasyland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s now move on to openings where you will receive 4 cards to a Flush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Cards Flush Draws in Openings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you receive 4 cards to a Flush in opening<\/strong>, the best play will be to place these 4 cards on the back and the 5th<\/sup> card in the middle. Unless it a King or a Queen, in which case this 5th<\/sup> card will go on top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is explained by the fact that your goal is always to access Fantasyland. You do not want to waste these 2 particular Fantasy cards on the middle row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you receive 4 cards to a Flush in opening with a big pair<\/strong>, the best play will vary according to that pair:<\/p>\n\n\n\n