Big two
| 大老二 or 鋤大弟 | |
A 3-player Big Two game begun with a pair-3 | |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
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| Alternative names | Big deuce, deuces, top dog, Chinese poker; dà lǎo èr; sho tai ti, chor dai di, co daai di, dai di; cap sa; ciniza, giappuniza; pusoy dos, chikicha, sikitcha, Filipino poker, Mot Hai Ba |
| Type | Shedding |
| Players | 2-4 |
| Age range | all |
| Cards | 52 |
| Deck | Standard 52-card deck |
| Rank (high→low) | ,,,,,,,,,,,, Spades are the trump, followed by Hearts, then Clubs, and Diamonds are the lowest (outside Taiwanese version) Spades are the trump, followed by Hearts, then Diamonds, and Clubs are the lowest (Taiwanese version) |
| Chance | Moderate |
Big two (also known as deuces, capsa, pusoy dos, dai di and other names) is a shedding-type card game of Cantonese origin. The game is popular in East Asia and Southeast Asia, especially throughout mainland China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Macau, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. It is played both casually and as a gambling game.
Big two is usually played with two to four players played with a standard 52-card deck. The objective of the game is to be the first to play off all of one's cards.