Bai Buu - A Vietnamese Card game

Hi Wizard and anyone here,

Do you have any information about the game Bai Buu? like house edge or optimal strategy. It's a very popular casino game in Vietnam and Cambodia. The following is the introduction from Nagaworld website, which is located in Phen Phnom, Cambodia.


Bai Buu

HOW TO PLAY:

The game is played with a standard 52-card deck.
The Dealer shakes the dice to determine where the deal begins.
The House card can play with 9 points for high hand and 4 points and above for low hand.
If low hand under 4 points Dealer must split. i.e. Q+8+A+4, House will arrange as 4+Q and 8+A. If Q+8+A+3, House will arrange as A+3 and Q+8.
The number of pairs cannot split are: 4,4/ 5,5/ 10,10/ J,J/ Q,Q/ K,K/ A,A
If House hand has A+ 9 or 2 pictures, cannot split.
Q+K+6+4, House will arrange 6+4 and Q+K
A+9+8+2, House will arrange 8+2 and A+9
The number of pairs must split are: 2,2/ 3,3/ 6,6/ 7,7/ 8,8/ 9,9
Pair of 2 : 3+7, 4+7, 5+7, 6+7, 5+6
Pair of 3 : 4+6, 5+6
Pair of 6 : 1+2 and/or 3, 2+10, 3+10
Pair of 7 : 1+2 and/or 10, 2+9
Pair of 8 : A+10, and J+Q and/or K
Pair of 9 : A+10, and J+Q and/or K
Note: If House has 3 or 4 points on low hand and Player has the same low hand, House wins.

The following is the ranks of the hand

Four of a kind (An automatic winner)
Three of a kind (An automatic winner)
Pairs (AA is the highest)
Two Picture Cards, no pair. (e.g. KQ KJ QJ, the value is the same, which KQ ties QJ ties KJ)
Ten points (only A&9 counts as 10 points, unlike 2&8 or 3&7, which counts as 0. This was what confused me in the very beginning)
Point from 0 to 9 (Two cards count as Bacarrat points, like 9&6 count as 5, or 4&9 counts as 3.)

I searched but couldn't find any information. I'd appreciate if anyone could share me some information, like house edge or optimal strategy for the player. If anyone needs to know more about the game, please let me know. Thanks.

Chisan

Interesting. Sounds like this game



but in playing card format



I'm sure the brilliant JB can analyze Bai Buu fully.

That's true. It's pretty like Pai-Gow Tiles. I think Bai Buu is only available in Vietnam and Cambodia casinos now. It's very popular there.

Hi Chisan.
I would like to know more about this game. I don't guess you have some video of the game being played? It's difficult to imagine the game just in writing. A bit more explanation I the actual hands, what is the goal of the game, etc. Thanks

I found a website where this game had a demo, but the demo appears to no longer work.

Only two casinos, Xamat Hotel and Ruby Border Casino seem to have information about this game - which is a little conflicting. I don't understand how someone could have a three-of-a-kind when hands are split into to. One of the rules (Xamat) mentioned a "Kap Kun" on 3 and 4. Don't know what this means exactly but I imagine it's a way to collect commission. Maybe there are multiple variants of this game.

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I found a website where this game had a demo, but the demo appears to no longer work.

Only two casinos, Xamat Hotel and Ruby Border Casino seem to have information about this game - which is a little conflicting. I don't understand how someone could have a three-of-a-kind when hands are split into to. One of the rules (Xamat) mentioned a "Kap Kun" on 3 and 4. Don't know what this means exactly but I imagine it's a way to collect commission. Maybe there are multiple variants of this game.
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They have this game in Cambodia, even though you make two 2 card hands if you have a pair in one hand and a 3rd matching card in your other hand it counts as a 3 of a kind or if you had 4 kings for example you have pair of kings in each hand but you also have 4 of a kind