Polish Bank

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.

At the beginning of a game, the banker places an agreed fixed amount on the table in front of him.

The banker shuffles, offers the pack for cutting and plays the first card face up to the table and then deals the next three cards are to the other players.

After this game, the banker must hand over the bank to his left neighbour.

Due to the payout ratio of 2:1, this results in a bank advantage of 8.85 %.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio : The Card Sharps (painting c. 1594)
Georges de La Tour : The Card Sharp with the Ace of Dimaonds
Gerrit van Honthorst : ' The Card Sharps