Polish bank, also called Polnische Bank, Polski pachuck, Grundehrlich, Polish red dog or stitch, is a gambling card game that resembles Häufeln and Mauscheln. It is recorded as early as 1836 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where it was banned on the grounds of being purely a game of chance. It is played with a 52-card pack of French playing cards, ace high and two low. One player is the banker, who places an agreed fixed amount on the table; the other players then bet against that bank, with the total of their bets not allowed to exceed half the amount in it. The banker deals cards face up, and an opponent who beats the banker's card with a higher card of the same suit wins in a 2:1 ratio.
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Introduction
Polish bank (German: Polnische Bank), Polski pachuck, Grundehrlich, Polish red dog or stitch, is a gambling game using playing cards which resembles Häufeln and Mauscheln.
History
The game is recorded as early as 1836 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire where it was banned on the grounds of being purely a game of chance or hazard.
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