Tongits deals 12 cards, Pusoy Dos deals 13, and Pusoy asks you to split those 13 into three hands. All three use a 52-card deck, yet they play nothing alike. This guide shows how each works at Slotvip, what the lobby has not confirmed, and how to start at a pace you control.
Card Games at Slotvip: What the Lobby Gives You
The Slotvip card games lobby lists 7 providers: JILI, Kingmaker, TP, R88, V8, FTG and 1BET. Each studio brings its own titles, so what you can play depends on which provider tab you open. SLVIP’s site keywords mention Tongits Go, Pusoy Go and Poker, but the lobby has not been confirmed title by title, so look for a game by name before you plan a session.
For a closer look at one studio’s lineup, the Kingmaker guide covers how its card, dice and table titles split. This guide stays with the rules that carry across providers. Once you know which family a title belongs to, you know what decisions the round will ask of you.
Three Card Game Families, Compared
The table compares the card games Filipino players ask about most, using traditional rules. Versions in the lobby may differ, so the title’s own rules panel has the final word.
| Game | Cards dealt | Goal | What you decide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongits | 12 each, dealer 13 | Empty your hand or finish with the fewest points | Which cards to meld, keep or discard, and when to call Draw |
| Pusoy Dos | 13 each | Be first to play all your cards | Which combination to play, or whether to pass |
| Pusoy | 13 each | Build three ranked hands of 3, 5 and 5 cards | One arrangement before the showdown |
| Table-style titles (Pok Deng, Teen Patti, Andar Bahar) | Varies by title | Beat the banker or back the winning side | Mostly which side to bet on |
Reading across the table, the first three give you many choices, either over several turns or in one arrangement, while the last family asks less of you each round. If you like planning, Tongits and Pusoy give you more to work with. If you prefer short rounds with fewer rules to track, table-style titles are the lighter option.
How Tongits Works, Turn by Turn
Tongits is a rummy-style game, traditionally for three players, played with a standard 52-card deck.
- Deal: each player gets 12 cards and the dealer gets 13. The rest form the stock.
- Draw: you take the top card of the stock. You may take the top discard only if it lets you complete a meld right away.
- Meld: a meld is three or four cards of one rank, or a run of three or more cards in sequence in the same suit. Aces are low.
- Lay off: you can add cards to melds already on the table. Filipino players call this sapaw.
- Discard: you end the turn by discarding one card.
A hand ends in one of three ways. A player empties their hand, which is the call of “Tongits”. A player who has already opened calls Draw, and the others either fold or challenge. Or the stock runs out and the lowest point total wins. Face cards count 10 and aces count 1, so unmatched high cards cost you the most.
For illustration, if you finish holding K♠, 10♦ and 3♣, your unmatched cards count 10 + 10 + 3 = 23 points. A challenger holding only 7♥ and 2♣ would count 9 and win the comparison. That is why discarding high cards early matters, and why melds protect you from being caught with a full hand.
One published guide adds that finishing a hand with no meld exposed loses it outright, a result called “sunog”. Not every version may apply that rule, so check the table’s rules panel and expose a meld in time if it does.
How Pusoy Dos Works
Pusoy Dos belongs to the Big Two family. It is a shedding game, so the goal is to play every card in your hand before anyone else does.
Each player receives 13 cards. The player holding the lowest card opens the round, and that card is the 3 of clubs or the 3 of diamonds depending on the version. Cards rank from 3 at the bottom to 2 at the top, and the order of suits varies between versions, so confirm which order your table uses.
You can play a single card, a pair, three of a kind, or a five-card poker hand. Each play must beat the previous one using the same combination and the same number of cards, otherwise you pass. When everyone passes, the player who made the last play leads the next round. Because you must match the size of the previous play, holding back one strong pair or five-card hand gives you a way to take the lead again later.
Pusoy: Three Hands, One Arrangement
Pusoy shares its 13-card deal with Pusoy Dos but is a different game, one that comes from Chinese poker.
You split your 13 cards into a three-card front hand and two five-card hands, the middle and the back. The back must be your strongest, the middle comes next, and the front is the weakest. Each of your hands is then compared with the matching hand of every opponent. The front hand can only be a high card, one pair or three of a kind, since it holds just three cards. An arrangement in the wrong order is a foul, and a foul loses the round.
Because the arrangement is your one big decision, the useful question is not which single hand is strongest. It is how to divide your cards so that all three hands stay in order, and how much strength each of the three should get.
Do Card Games Count Toward Slotvip Bonus Turnover?
The 1x turnover on SLVIP’s first deposit bonus and app bonus names Slot and Fishing play only. Card games are not named, and it is not stated whether any card title counts, so ask live chat 24/7 before you use a card game to clear a bonus.
Tips for Playing Card Games at Slotvip
These tips follow from what is confirmed, and what is not, about the card lobby.
- Check at the table whether you are seated with other members or playing against a dealer, because SLVIP has not described how its card tables are set up.
- Learn the terms before you stake real money: meld, lay off, Draw and fold in Tongits, and front, middle and back in Pusoy.
- Start at the lowest stake available and play a few hands to learn the pace. Some online tables run a turn timer, so a slow decision may be made for you with an automatic discard.
- In Pusoy, check the order of your three hands before you confirm, because a foul loses the round.
- In Tongits, expose a meld before the stock runs low if the version punishes holding none.
- Do not raise your stake to win back a loss. Every hand is dealt fresh and does not owe you anything.
- Set a session budget before the first hand and stop when it is used.
- If you are clearing a bonus, confirm with live chat that card play counts before you start.
How to Start Playing Card Games at Slotvip
Screens differ by device, so follow the labels you see on your own.
- Log in on slotvip.net.ph or in the official SLVIP app.
- Open the Card Games lobby.
- Choose a provider tab and look for the game by name.
- Read the rules panel and the stake range for that title.
- Join a table with a stake you set beforehand.
Card Games at Slotvip: Frequently Asked Questions
These answers cover how card-game names overlap, how a table is set up, and one Tongits term that confuses new players.
Is Pusoy Dos the same as Pusoy?
No. Both deal 13 cards, but Pusoy Dos is a shedding game where you play combinations to empty your hand, while Pusoy asks you to arrange 13 cards into three ranked hands of 3, 5 and 5 cards. Check which name a title uses in the lobby before you start.
How many cards are dealt in Tongits?
Traditional Tongits deals 12 cards to each player and 13 to the dealer, with the rest forming the stock. Some sites quote different numbers, so check the rules panel of the version you open before your first hand.
Do I play against other members or the house at Slotvip?
SLVIP has not published how its card tables are set up. Rummy-style games such as Tongits are traditionally played between players, while table-style titles run against a banker. Look at the table before you sit, and ask live chat 24/7 if it is unclear.
Is Tongits Go the same as the free Tongits Go app?
One published guide describes a free app called Tongits Go that uses in-game coins which cannot be cashed out, which is a separate product from real-money tables. SLVIP has not confirmed a title by that name in its lobby, so rely on what you see inside your own account.
What does sunog mean in Tongits?
Sunog means “burned”. A published guide says a player who ends a hand without an exposed meld loses it, whatever their point total. Not every version may apply this, so read the rules panel and expose a meld in time if it does.
What to Know Before You Sit Down to Play Cards at Slotvip
Card games at Slotvip cover more than one kind of play. Tongits rewards turn-by-turn choices, Pusoy Dos rewards timing, Pusoy comes down to one careful arrangement, and table-style titles ask you mostly to pick a side. Confirm the title in the lobby, check how the table is set up, read the rules panel, and ask live chat 24/7 before you use a bonus on card play. At SLVIP, knowing the rules first is the easiest way to keep each session in your hands.