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Just before the players took their seats in the final flight here in the opening event, there was a new exciting game, captivating the attention of players throughout the Crown Poker Room.
The game is called "Baccpo", named as such for being a hybrid between baccarat and poker. Baccpo is generally (generally meaning - since it was invented just a couple of weeks ago) spread as a table game and dealt like a blackjack, but played like baccarat. Today, the first ever Baccpo tournament and Baccpo cash game was played.
While most of the players in the Baccpo tournament barely knew the rules, they all took to the seats with hopes of taking down a $10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event seat that Crown had generously offered up as a prize in the freeroll tournament. In the end, the first ever Baccpo tournament champion was Paul Sing and for now, he is the worldwide (read: only) Baccpo ambassador.
As far as we can tell, the game was played and dealt like draw poker. The hand rankings are the same as in baccarat, but three-card hands are always better than two-card hands. For example, a three-card nine is the best hand and that will always beat a two-card nine. All three-card nines are the best hand and if two or more players have that hand, they will chop. The only hand that can beat a standard three-card nine is 
. That hand is the nuts of Baccpo!
Just like you, we are intrigued, confused and excited all at once. What we can tell you is that the game looks as if players can run huge bluffs and Crown Poker will be seeing if the game can catch on amongst poker players throughout the Aussie Millions.